Government Must Ensure The Protection Of Individual Rights

The words â€Å"power,† â€Å"rules,† â€Å"control,† will probably come up when thinking about government. But, what is government for? Can a society live without any type of government? The government is very important, and it is difficult to keep a society in order without rules. The government is responsible for setting rules and to enforce those rules to equally protect individual rights; to accomplish this, government should be appropriate for the society, be respected by its rulers, and function only as represent for the citizens. In order to ensure the protection of individual rights, the mere existence of government is not enough. It must be appropriate. A government should possess authority to ensure the rules stated are just for the society†¦show more content†¦A governor must be someone prepared for it, who understands the needs of its society and has the capacity to find solutions for them. It is necessary to have just rules to protect individual rights and that is why the efficiency of a government relies on its sense of justice. There should be an appropriate government to meet the needs of every different society. There are a several conditions that a government has to meet to achieve its purpose. The most important quality of government is its ability to impose respect over the people it governs. Respect means to recognize the wisdom and authority of the other. It would make no sense to have a government that the town would not respect, and therefore not obey. It would be like having no government at all. Like the role of the parent in a family, the parent must be respected by the son in order to have the ability to guide and teach him. According to Machiavelli, â€Å"A prince ought to inspire fear in such a way that, if he does not win love, he avoids hatred: because he can endure very well being feared whistle he is not hated, which will be as long as he abstains from the property of his citizens†¦Ã¢â‚¬ (188). In other words, it is better for a government to be feared, than loved. This will ensure the application of the laws. The government must have the authority to be