Neither, let me add, do the Scandinavian peoples--perhaps the happiest of modern communities--who are only sovereign states upon the essential condition that they do not exercise their sovereignty.
Laski notes that Scandinavian countries, despite lacking full sovereignty, are among the happiest communities, challenging the notion of sovereignty as essential for well-being.
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