In the Gay Marriage ruling, Justice Thomas explains that liberty is only something the government can take away from you. Liberty does not me being provided a government benefit. Likewise, dignity is not something the government can hold from you either. You preserve, or give up, your own dignity.
Read the ruling here: Much of it, including CJ Roberts's dissent, gives a short history on where our liberties come from in the first place, and is of great value. Supreme Court opinion
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