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Quotation from A Disquisition on Government by John C. Calhoun
“It follows, then, that man is so constituted, that government is necessary to the existence of society, and society to his existence, and the perfection of his faculties.”
A Disquisition on Government, Opening argument on human nature (The Works of John C. Calhoun, vol. 1 (1851), Internet Archive OCR text)
The conclusion of Calhoun's opening inquiry into the law of human nature from which government arises.
Citation: "It follows, then, that man is so constituted, that government is necessary to the existence of society, and society to his existence, and the perfection of his faculties." — John C. Calhoun, A Disquisition on Government, Opening argument on human nature (The Works of John C. Calhoun, vol. 1 (1851), Internet Archive OCR text). (id calhoun-disquisition-on-government-q1)
Portrait: John C. Calhoun, Rembrandt Peale, Public domain.
