Soon others followed. English infinitives are made up of two words. That rule was not like the rules about nominative and objective case which help us to communicate more clearly. There was no literary precedent and no just cause. It has been broken by some of the best writers and speakers.
Governments make rules when there is a problem.
In 1972, for example, the United States Congress determined that the country had a problem with Water Pollution. Congress passed the Water Pollution Control Act to help solve the problem. From all accounts water pollution has decreased. The rules made the water clearer. There is normally no problem in clarity, no difficulty in communicating, when infinitives are split.