It is the One-Man Power elevated above all else, and is therefore in direct conflict with republican government, whose consummate form is tripartite, being executive, legislative, and judicial,--each independent and coëqual.
Sumner argues against the concentration of power in a single individual, advocating for a balanced government structure.
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