"It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law." What does this quote mean in your own opinion?

The post stands well as it is written, but the quote may have meant to say that when a law is made, it is not the wisdom that makes it a law, but the authority (and by extension, the enforcement of it) that makes it a law.

Explanation:

swe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. — that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. "

- declaration of independence

  according to this passage from the declaration of independence, who gives government the power to exist?

a) the king

b) the people

c) their creator

d) their governmenthook

the main concern with the first draft of the articles of confederation was too much power in the state governments.