ARBITRARY GOVERNMENT
\ˈɑːbɪtɹəɹi ɡˈʌvənmənt], \ˈɑːbɪtɹəɹi ɡˈʌvənmənt], \ˈɑː_b_ɪ_t_ɹ_ə_ɹ_i ɡ_ˈʌ_v_ə_n_m_ə_n_t]\
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The difference between a free and an arbitrary government is that in the former limits are assigned to those to whom the administration is committed, but the latter depends on the will of the departments or some of them. Kamper v. Hawkins, 1 Va. Cas. 20, 23.
By Henry Campbell Black
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