I completely agree with this quote by Blaisc Pascal. This is why there are three different branches of our US democratic government; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. These three branches create a "checks and balances" system that allows ideally allows our government to efficiently and effectively make the correct decisions. What is the point of having the law if there is nobody there to enforce it? Or having enforcers without law? This was demonstrated in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The law in the small town of Shinbone was not enforced allowing Liberty Valance to get away with awful things such as robbery, assault and murder.
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I know there are a lot of laws that are written but are not easily enforced. As portrayed in the film"The Man That Shot Liberty Valance" there are rules and laws put in place that the Sheriff was not able to actuate. As it is true in modern government many laws put into place can not be enforced based on the fractured methods in which laws are managed by the separate branches of government ranging from local to federal.
I like your perspective and explanation of the quote, which i completely agree with. The example of the three branches was a great comparison to why force and law have to be balanced out in order to maintain a lawful society. Which is just like the checks and balances system we currently have now in The United States.
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