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is a question concerning not what sovereignty is, but rather, where it is. It is to be found in the people, not individuals, but the people as a whole, which is the great political creator, the true monarch-maker.

The goal of the Monarchomach's effort was not, however, the determination of what sovereignty is, but rather where it is... or better, the defence of the original and inalienable sovereignty of the people. . .He therefore maintains that the source of all governmental power is ultimately found in the people, which is the great political creator, the true monarch-maker. Sovereignty is essentially an attribute not of individuals, but of the whole. It is not called into being by one particular member of the society, but results from the action of all taken together... it must therefore be attributed not to individuals, but to all. But this might be conceded and yet the power of the government remain as unlimited as before. If, as with Bodin, it is possible to alienate the original popular sovereignty, then the concession may be even worse than worthless. Althusius maintains, therefore, and in this represents his school, that the supreme power was not only originally, but remains permanently, in the people.

Alva Myrdal

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