Read these sentences from the closing paragraph of justice brandeis's opinion.

crime is contagious. if the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law… to declare that the government may commit crimes in order to secure the conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution. against that pernicious doctrine this court should resolutely set its face.

what special connotation do the words contagious and breeds add to these sentences?

contagious and breeds connote that crime must be stopped by any means necessary.

contagious and breeds connote that crime can multiply and spread like a disease.

contagious and breeds connote that the government itself is responsible for crime.

contagious and breeds connote that brandeis distrusts the government to end crime.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

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