Why is left-invariant vector fields needed to construct a Lie algebra from a Lie group?

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Since the set of all vector fields $V$ on a Lie group $G$ forms a vector space, one can impose algebraic structure (a Lie algebra) by defining the bracket $[\cdot,\cdot]$ between these vector fields.

If it's possible to associate a Lie algebra in the manner described above, why is necessary to consider a subspace $V$, i.e., the set of all left-invariant vector fields, to build up the Lie algebra? If there's something wrong in my reasoning in the last paragraph, please indicate it.