Question

According to this passage, what is the great difficulty in creating a government?

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.

Responses

Administering a government that is large and complicated
Administering a government that is large and complicated

Making the government a good reflection of human nature
Making the government a good reflection of human nature

Making a government that avoids controlling the governed
Making a government that avoids controlling the governed

Giving the government enough power while creating limitations
Giving the government enough power while creating limitations
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Answer 1

Giving the government enough power while creating limitations.

The passage says the government must be able to control the governed but also be obliged to control itself — i.e., empower government to act while constraining its power.