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The Pope of Rome is an elective chief magistrate; so also is the Grand Lama; but surely the States of the Church are not republican, nor is Thibet.
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Sumner argues that just because a leader is elected does not mean the government is republican, citing the Pope and the Grand Lama as examples.
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