> That government was founded on an entirely different principle, the principle of individual rights. This principle says that man, due to his nature, has rights that no one else, not even his government, is allowed to violate.

That's far from a uniquely US principle. See, for example, the European Declaration of Human Rights.

The US places more emphasis on individual rights over the rights of the community, which is its prerogative, but the US is an outlier; most liberal democracies accept a little more restriction on individual rights for the good of the community.

You can argue it either way, but a lot of US commentators seem to get outraged that other countries might have a different viewpoint.