Sometimes people become too idealistic in their pursuit of their personal beliefs that they fail to see the errors found in thier ideals. Hence the Constitution should aim to safeguard against rash judgments done by idealistic people in their pursuit of what they think is seemingly good.

What Jefferson is trying to state is the relationship of religion to government. When religious principles are practice in government, this is what makes a nation truly happy and prosperous. In short, the key to the perfection of the state lies in the union of the Church and the State.

To say that government is a compact between those who govern and those that are governed is more a metaphorical fact than an actual reality. It is to mean that the government cannot act unless they are authorized by their subjects to act. In a way we can say that the relationship between the government and its subjects is in a form of a contract. But this fact is to be understood in a metaphorical sense, not an actual reality. In truth, men have existed before governments did.