Adam Smith: "The first duty of the sovereign, that of…"

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الواجب الأول للسيادة، وهو حماية المجتمع من العنف والغزو من قبل المجتمعات المستقلة الأخرى، يمكن أداؤه فقط بواسطة قوة عسكرية.

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