We need not be afraid to assert that, in the international sphere, the sovereignty of the state simply means the right of any powerful nation to make its own conception of self-interest applicable to its weaker opponents.
Laski asserts that state sovereignty often translates to the dominance of powerful nations over weaker ones.
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Liberty means self-government, and self-government means the right of every man to be his own legislator.
The contract is thus not general as with Hobbes but limited and specific in character.
The revolutionary spirit, in fact, was as much the product of the past as the very institutions it came to condemn.
Even Lincoln supported his generals in completely indefensible attacks on civilian rights.
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