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*“The difficulty in the evolution of '''political sovereignty''' from the family to all mankind lies in the inertia-resistance exhibited on all intervening levels. Families have, on occasion, defied their clan, while clans and tribes have often been subversive of the '''sovereignty''' of the territorial state. Each new and forward evolution of '''political sovereignty''' is (and has always been) embarrassed and hampered by the "scaffolding stages" of the previous developments in '''political''' organization. This is true because human loyalties, once mobilized, are hard to change. The same loyalty that makes possible the evolution of the tribe makes difficult the evolution of the super tribe -- the territorial state. The same loyalty (patriotism) that makes possible the evolution of the territorial state vastly complicates the evolutionary development of the '''government''' of all mankind.  

*“The difficulty in the evolution of '''political sovereignty''' from the family to all mankind lies in the inertia-resistance exhibited on all intervening levels. Families have, on occasion, defied their clan, while clans and tribes have often been subversive of the '''sovereignty''' of the territorial state. Each new and forward evolution of '''political sovereignty''' is (and has always been) embarrassed and hampered by the "scaffolding stages" of the previous developments in '''political''' organization. This is true because human loyalties, once mobilized, are hard to change. The same loyalty that makes possible the evolution of the tribe makes difficult the evolution of the super tribe -- the territorial state. The same loyalty (patriotism) that makes possible the evolution of the territorial state vastly complicates the evolutionary development of the '''government''' of all mankind.  

*"Political sovereignty is created out of the surrender of self-determinism, first by the individual within the family and then by the families and clans in relation to the tribe and larger groupings. This progressive transfer of self-determination from the smaller to ever-larger political organizations has generally proceeded unabated in the East since the establishment of the Ming and the Mogul dynasties. In the West it obtained for more than a thousand years right on down to the end of the World War, when an unfortunate retrograde movement temporarily reversed this normal trend by re-establishing the submerged political sovereignty of numerous small groups in Europe.  

*"'''Political sovereignty''' is created out of the surrender of self-determinism, first by the individual within the family and then by the families and clans in relation to the tribe and larger groupings. This progressive transfer of self-determination from the smaller to ever-larger '''political''' organizations has generally proceeded unabated in the East since the establishment of the Ming and the Mogul dynasties. In the West it obtained for more than a thousand years right on down to the end of the World War, when an unfortunate retrograde movement temporarily reversed this normal trend by re-establishing the submerged '''political sovereignty''' of numerous small groups in Europe.  

*"Urantia will not enjoy lasting peace until the so-called sovereign nations intelligently and fully surrender their sovereign powers into the hands of the brotherhood of men -- mankind government. Internationalism -- Leagues of Nations -- can never bring permanent peace to mankind. Worldwide confederations of nations will effectively prevent minor wars and acceptably control the smaller nations, but they will not prevent world wars nor control the three, four, or five most powerful governments. In the face of real conflicts, one of these world powers will withdraw from the League and declare war. You cannot prevent nations going to war as long as they remain infected with the delusional virus of national sovereignty. Internationalism is a step in the right direction. An international police force will prevent many minor wars, but it will not be effective in preventing major wars, conflicts between the great military governments of earth.

*"This world will not enjoy lasting '''peace''' until the so-called sovereign nations intelligently and fully surrender their sovereign powers into the hands of the brotherhood of men -- '''mankind government'''. Internationalism -- Leagues of Nations -- can never bring permanent '''peace''' to mankind. Worldwide confederations of nations will effectively prevent minor wars and acceptably control the smaller nations, but they will not prevent world wars nor control the three, four, or five most powerful '''governments'''. In the face of real conflicts, one of these world powers will withdraw from the League and declare '''war'''. You cannot prevent nations going to '''war''' as long as they remain infected with the delusional virus of '''national sovereignty'''. Internationalism is a step in the right direction. An international police force will prevent many minor '''wars''', but it will not be effective in preventing major '''wars''', conflicts between the great military '''governments''' of earth.

*“As the number of truly sovereign nations (great powers) decreases so do both opportunity and need for mankind government increase. When there are only a few really sovereign (great) powers, either they must embark on the life and death struggle for national (imperial) supremacy, or else, by voluntary surrender of certain prerogatives of sovereignty, they must create the essential nucleus of super national power which will serve as the beginning of the real sovereignty of all mankind.  

*“As the number of truly '''sovereign nations''' (great powers) decreases so do both opportunity and need for '''mankind government''' increase. When there are only a few really sovereign (great) powers, either they must embark on the life and death struggle for national (imperial) supremacy, or else, by voluntary surrender of certain prerogatives of '''sovereignty''', they must create the essential nucleus of super national power which will serve as the beginning of the real '''sovereignty''' of all mankind.  

*"Peace will not come to Urantia until every so-called sovereign nation surrenders its power to make war into the hands of a representative government of all mankind. Political sovereignty is innate with the peoples of the world. When all the peoples of Urantia create a world government, they have the right and the power to make such a government SOVEREIGN. When such a representative or democratic world power controls the world's land, air, and naval forces, peace on earth and good will among men can prevail -- but not until then.

*"'''Peace''' will not come to this world until every so-called '''sovereign nation''' surrenders its power to make '''war''' into the hands of a representative '''government''' of all mankind. '''Political sovereignty''' is innate with the peoples of the world. When all the peoples of Urantia create a '''world government''', they have the right and the power to make such a government '''SOVEREIGN'''. When such a representative or democratic world power controls the world's land, air, and naval forces, '''peace''' on earth and '''good will''' among men can prevail -- but not until then.