And thank God for that. Or, for that matter, by any of the various social philosophers whom any of the Founders cited. Nothing more and nothing less.
Governments have, but the societies themselves - never .
Societies of free, sovereign and self-governing individuals accept laws solely as crude tools to be used in the attempt to achieve justice . In the absence of an injured party, there is no justification for a law being applied or a court's interference. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.