“A rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.”—Bouvier’s _Law Dictionary_. 22 Laws and rules are statements of what has been agreed upon as proper conduct among persons who associate together. A person living on a lonely island in the ocean with no other person near would not need law. But as soon as two persons share the island and its fruits and animals and plants, then certain rules need be set up for the protection of each against the other. Where people are most closely associated, we need the greatest number of rules or laws. People living in large cities must more often need law than do those living in rural districts. 23 A person may drive an automobile at twenty miles per hour on a country road with perfect safety, but twenty miles per hour in a crowded city would be positively dangerous to people crossing the streets. Therefore the speed limit of five or perhaps ten miles per hour in cities. 24 People have as much right to walk on the sidewalks of the town or city as do other people to drive teams and wagons or automobiles on the streets. Each must obey the traffic laws. At crossings their rights of passage conflict, therefore each must be on the look-out when crossing the street. The law provides street crossings, therefore footmen must not “cut the crossings” but go the directed way. 25 When election time comes each year, or every two years, those who are qualified to vote ought by all means give careful consideration to the candidates for office and to the issues that constitute the campaign. It requires good men to make good laws. Good men are only chosen to office when good people interest themselves in the candidates and attend the elections and cast intelligent votes. Good laws are properly enforced only when good men are chosen to office. 26 “A child, an apprentice, a pupil, a mariner, and a soldier owe respectively obedience to the lawful commands of the parent, the master, the teacher, the captain of the ship, and the military officer having command: and in case of disobedience submission may be enforced by correction.”—Bouvier’s _Law Dictionary_, Vol. II, p. 531. “To obey is better than sacrifice.” “Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.” “Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eye service, as men pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God.” “Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also must be obedient.”—Quotations from _The Bible_.