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1 " Common right is nought but the protection of all radiating over the right of each. This protection of all is termed Fraternity. The point of intersection of all these aggregated sovereignties is called Society. This intersection being a junction, this point is a knot. Hence comes what is called the social tie. "
― Victor Hugo , Les Misérables
2 " Desire, desire which knows, we draw no advantage from our shadows except from some veritable sovereignties accompanied by invisible flames, invisible chains, which, coming to light, step after step, cause us to shine. "
― René Char , Selected Poems
3 " When we say, even in a global village, that all politics is local, we mean that national sovereignties are the only reliable source of political authority. "
