The Function of Government "If [people] were angels, no government would be necessary."
— James Madison

What do you think James Madison meant by this quote?

As you think about this quote consider how it relates to the following questions (and be sure to explain your views in your posts):

What is the purpose of government?
Why was government created?
What do you expect from your government?
Is it possible for people to live together in a society without a government? Why or why not?

If men were angels, no government would be necessary. ... In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.

Explanation:

answer: president kennedy is vowing to protect freedom in this paragraph.

answer: secession

secession, as it applies to the outbreak of the american civil war, comprises the series of events that began on december 20, 1860, and extended through june 8 of the next year when eleven states in the lower and upper south severed their ties with the union. the first seven seceding states of the lower south set up a provisional government at montgomery, alabama. after hostilities began at fort sumter in charleston harbor on april 12, 1861, the border states of virginia, arkansas, tennessee, and north carolina joined the new government, which then moved its capital to richmond, virginia. the union was thus divided approximately on geographic lines. twenty-one northern and border states retained the style and title of the united states, while the eleven slave states adopted the nomenclature of the confederate states of america.

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