The principle of limited government advocates that the powers of government should be limited by the rights and liberties of the people. which of the following grievances from the declaration of independence best reflects the principle of limited government? “he has constrained our fellow citizens taken captive on the high seas to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.” "he has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power." "he has plundered our seas, ravaged our co