Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Print this Page [1-1] of 1Posts from Black's Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, 1968, p. 1176Black's Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, 1968, p. 1176 Reply Black's Law Dictionary, Revised Fourth Edition, 1968, p. 1176 7/9/08 re: Daniel Webster quote “A national government is a government of the people of a single state or nation, united as a community by what is termed the “social compact,’ and possessing complete and perfect supremacy over persons and things, so far as they can be made the lawful objects of civil government. A federal government is distinguished from a national government by its being the government of a community of independent and sovereign states, united by compact." SaveOk2 Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print