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In [[sociology]], the state is normally identified with these institutions: in [[Max Weber]]'s influential definition, it is that organization that "(successfully) claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical [[force]] within a given territory," which may include the armed forces, civil service or state bureaucracy, courts, and police.
 
In [[sociology]], the state is normally identified with these institutions: in [[Max Weber]]'s influential definition, it is that organization that "(successfully) claims a monopoly on the legitimate use of physical [[force]] within a given territory," which may include the armed forces, civil service or state bureaucracy, courts, and police.
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''States''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:States '''''this link'''''].</center>
 
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There are only two levels of [[relative]] [[sovereignty]] on an inhabited world: the [[spiritual]] [[free will]] of the [[individual]] mortal and the [[collective]] sovereignty of [[humanity|mankind]] as a whole. Between the level of the individual [[human being]] and the level of the total of mankind, all [[group]]ings and associations are [[relative]], transitory, and of [[value]] only in so far as they enhance the welfare, well-being, and progress of the [[individual]] and the planetary grand total--man and mankind.
 
There are only two levels of [[relative]] [[sovereignty]] on an inhabited world: the [[spiritual]] [[free will]] of the [[individual]] mortal and the [[collective]] sovereignty of [[humanity|mankind]] as a whole. Between the level of the individual [[human being]] and the level of the total of mankind, all [[group]]ings and associations are [[relative]], transitory, and of [[value]] only in so far as they enhance the welfare, well-being, and progress of the [[individual]] and the planetary grand total--man and mankind.

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