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Consent of the governed (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠both too strong and too weak: too strong because it assumes people must be governed, too weak because even brutal rulers win some consent.