A right against interference (negative liberty) does not entail a positive entitlement to the social goods that give that right its value—Berlin's distinction between liberty and the conditions of liberty confirms this.

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Berlin(the philosopher being critiqued): Isaiah Berlin was a 20th-century philosopher and historian of ideas known for arguing that we should understand historical figures based on how they saw their own world, not how we see it today.
Conditions of liberty(as used in Berlin's political philosophy): The practical requirements or circumstances needed to actually exercise your freedom—for example, you can't really use your freedom of speech if you're starving.
Entail(In logical reasoning and argumentation): To logically follow or guarantee as a necessary consequence; if something is true, what does it force to also be true?
Positive entitlement(as used in rights and social philosophy): A claim to receive something you actually need (like food, education, or healthcare) rather than just being left alone.

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