If an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command?

Obligations may be universal or particular.

Abstraction is a mental process we use when trying to discern what is essential or relevant to a problem; it does not require a belief in abstract entities.

[L]et me point out that libertarians defend a tradition of liberty that is the fruit of thousands of years of human history.

Libertarians typically argue that particular obligations, at least under normal circumstances, must be created by consent; they cannot be unilaterally imposed by others.

Most Europeans have no idea how wild life can be in north America.

Obviously, all of us have been influenced by those around us.