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“But it seems that a time will come when the second option is chosen, and the ruler, whether the traditionally anointed one or his usurper, will have to assert sovereignty, a new mode of centrality that claims and enforces the right to be the judge of last resort in all disputes involving lower centers of power.”

— Adam Katz, Centrality, Power, Sovereignty · Dec 2017 · GABlog