Government implies the power of making laws.

“Government implies the power of making laws.”

Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in other words, a penalty or punishment for disobedience.

Year: 1787
Context: Federalist No. 15
Shortlink: http://fq1.us/2e

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Keywords: disobedience, essential, government, law, making laws, penalty, power, punishment, sanction