#legitimacy

Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations. ↗

— Martin L. Gross

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#fails #fulfill #government #legitimacy #loses

For the earliest period of the history of Israel, all that precedes the building of the temple, not a trace can be found of any sanctuary of exclusive legitimacy. ↗

— Julius Wellhausen

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#building #earliest #exclusive #found #history

In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity. ↗

— Sandra Day O'Connor

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#cultivate #ethnicity #every #eyes #individuals