Limited government<span> is a concept in </span>political philosophy<span> in which governmental power is restricted by </span>law<span>, usually in a written </span>constitution<span>. It is a key concept in the </span>history of liberalism<span>. The </span>Magna Carta<span> and the </span>United States Constitution<span> represent important milestones in the limiting of governmental power. The earliest use of the term </span>limited government<span> dates back to </span>King James VI and I<span> in the late 16th century</span>
Instead Russia became closer to "France," and to some extent "Great Britain," due mostly to the fact that Russia wanted above all else protection of its borders--which Germany could not provide.
He specifically spoke out against the Jim Crow laws