Rule of law and military administration set a floor under government

Government control of every choice and the elimination of organized government both fail in practice. Laws require police, courts, prisons, judges, prosecutors, and a defence in court capable of exposing mistakes or abuse. Those institutions also need administrators to move resources and pay through the system. The military example makes the stakes especially clear: raising an army without reliably paying and equipping it creates a danger to the government and population it is meant to protect. Administrative bloat can become a problem, yet administration itself remains necessary. Rule of law, logistics, and civil-military stability all depend on this practical machinery of government.