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How to Stage a Coup | No Republic Was Ever Greater, Ep. 2

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The Power of Governors Comes From the Consent of the Governed

This episode, I think, is a good illustration of where power comes from. There's this moment where a mullius does not have any real power. He just has the power that he had has a lower magistrate. But then the people accept him and now all of a sudden, he has all this power. Right? And so power comes from the consent of the governed.

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