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Anyone?
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Originally posted by bilmore
Legitimacy is a concept rooted in the belief that power is derived from the governed, not the governing, and Castro derives next to nothing from his people.
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No. Legitimacy has to do with acceptance, not consent. Medieval monarchs were legitimate, even though they were not elected.
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“It was fortunate that so few men acted according to moral principle, because it was so easy to get principles wrong, and a determined person acting on mistaken principles could really do some damage." - Larissa MacFarquhar
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