They sought to protect Americans in their beliefs, their thoughts, their emotions and their sensations. They conferred, as against the Government, the right to be let alone -- the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men. "
“the right to be let alone”
That IS the money quote—one that is fiercely defended by progressives when it comes to a women’s decisions about abortion and which is routinely ignored otherwise. It is manifestly inconsistent with their entire “nanny state” project, of which universal health care is merely one component. Until they have arranged for government to meddle with everyone’s life from cradle to grave, they will not rest.