premise: the <mask> of social or legal obligations; the <mask> of law; the <mask> of public opinion; <mask> of evidence; <mask> of argument
hypothesis: the best context for <mask> here is That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; but not Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding.