A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Governments seen as puppets of foreign powers lack legitimacy among their citizens.
- In plain terms
- People won't accept leaders protected by outsiders.
- What can you take from it?
- Foreign backing undermines government legitimacy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does foreign aid help?
- Does sovereignty matter more than survival?
Another view
Foreign support sometimes prevents collapse until legitimacy can be established.
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