Why is it sometimes difficult to honor an individual's rights and freedoms within a free society? Individuals always abuse their rights and take advantage of them for personal gain.
O Governments must be forced to honor individuals' rights and freedoms because it is not in their
nature to do so.
Sometimes a person exercising his or her personal rights or freedoms imposes on the rights and
freedoms of others within the society.
A free society must always honor the rights and freedoms of the majority over the rights and
freedoms of individuals.

montesquieu took the view that the roman republic had powers separated so that no one could usurp complete power. in the british constitutional system, montesquieu discerned a separation of powers among the monarch, parliament, and the courts of law.

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.