☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Consent of the Governed

The political theory that the legitimacy of government depends on the consent of those governed — no government has rightful authority without the agreement of the people. Central to Locke and the American founding.

Category: Natural Law & Philosophy · Source: Locke, Two Treatises of Government (1689)
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