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Sovereignty quotes

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“When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right which the majority has of commanding, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind.” Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

“From a political point of view, there is but a single principle; the sovereignty of man over himself. This sovereignty of myself over myself is called Liberty.” Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

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