That is the purpose of civil government. It is not the purpose of civil government to redistribute the wealth. It is not the legitimate purpose of civil government to interfere in areas in which it has no proper function. Back to Top Forms of Government Civil government is not the only form of government. The most important government we have is family government.
Every family has a ministry of justice.
Children, either by indifference or by action, learn what is right and what is wrong from their parents. There is a ministry of justice. In a good family if children do wrong they get spanked, they get told what is right. There is a ministry of education. Parents are indeed responsible for the way in which their children are raised up.