how would a federalist most likely respond to the anti-federalist argument that government is the enemy of liberty?

first, the romans stayed isolated because they had to defend their own territories from neighboring cities that were harassing them, like the etruscans. second, once the romans managed to defeat their neighbors, and started to expand their territory, they started to build roads and bridges. finally, now that the romans have covered their territory with roads functioning as highways, they could mobilize their legions faster to assemble larger military units in a specific place.

answer; did not understand that the act was wrong because she/he was suffering from a mental illness;