The exercise of Power by Government must respect and protect the Freedom and Equality of the Individual.

Government, all forms of Government, have Power. There's no issue there. However the many Individuals that are governed are all Real. The Human condition is the same everywhere. Whether Democratic, Plutocratic, Oligarchic, or Dictatorial, the 'Real Individuals' that are governed are all Real Human Beings. ( I use the term "Real" when referencing a 'human being' because the Supreme Court, in its infinite wisdom, has ruled that a Corporation is a "Person" within the meaning of the 14th Amendment. Corporations are not 'Real Human Persons'. They may be 'Economic Beings', but that does not make them 'Real'; The characters in Alice in Wonderland are 'metaphorically Real' in relation to the 'Story-line' as a whole. The Individuals that are Governed in all forms of Government are Real. They may need Government, but that does not mean that they give up their authenticity. Its very simple. Governments are necessary, but they are 'Institutions', not 'Real Persons', in any sense of the Term. 'Essential' does not mean 'Real'. Individuals all live in a 'condition of togetherness', a 'condition' in which they do not give up their 'real Individuality'. Individuals cannot be 'quantified' into some 'collective condition' called 'Social', 'Society', 'Citizens', 'Network', or whatever Term you want, and then related to as a 'whole', as if, S/he is a "collective Entity" of some sort. The 'Human Being' is already in a 'condition of togetherness' in which S/he does not lose their 'Real Individuality' or their 'Realness'. 'People', in a 'condition of togetherness' are not 'Numbers', or some form of 'Quantification'; they are Real and in the 'condition of togetherness', they retain their 'Individual Freedom and Equality'. They cannot be reduced to some 'quantifiable' Computer Language that treats them as 'bits', or bytes. Governments have Power, but they cannot treat the 'human condition' as if it is 'not Real', and disregard their 'Freedom and Equality'. Its very Simple. Governing is not a 'Birthright', and the Power to Govern should not 'disrespect', nor 'abuse' the 'Freedom and Equality', that is the 'Birthright' of the Real Individuals. Governing is not easy, but Government is a Servant of the People.