The greater always includes the less.

Explanation

He who is granted the greater power possesses by implication every lesser power necessary to its exercise.

Where this applies

• Being granted the greater power includes every lesser power needed to exercise it.
• The authority to do the big thing includes the authority to do the small things necessary for it.
• The greater always includes the less.

See also

• 12.1.6 An argument from the greater to the less does not hold in the negative; conversely it does.
• 12.5.1 Whatever is done in excess is prohibited by law.