Benedetto Croce Quote

Freedom's use in an eternal / temporal sense does not include the concept of "free from", the unlimited whole is "free to". That "free to" is an expression at nature's law (individual sovereignty, inalienable rights and liberty).

A “right” is; tangible matter’s eternally omnipresent warrant; A right is a single being’s just ability to commit any act that does not infringe on another’s right. “You have Rights antecedent to all earthly governments: Rights, that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; Rights, derived from the Great Legislator of the universe.” (John Adams) Rights, exuding from a material source -from the inside out - are first recognized - from the outside in - as a principle. “Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity.” (Mother Teresa) Rights are individualistic, if a third party is involved (by mandate or otherwise) it is NOT a right. By example; a woman in and of herself has a right to an abortion. When the abortion involves a third party mandated doctor, a baby, etc. the being/action no longer exists within the realm of a "right".

To be free and equal under the law vs. free from hunger is a linguistic twist of words, a homograph. Homonyms may sound a like or may be spelled the same but, they have different meanings; like, lead, the reference is either a frontrunner of followers or a mineral. The quote is speaking apples and you are applying a definition of an orange.