The rule of law rests on the consent of the governed in two ways.

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To win lasting legitimacy, such a confederation must be built with the active consent of the governed.

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That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

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Consent of the governed: European leaders forget that at their peril.

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Consent of the governed is a stabilizing factor.

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This states that some concepts, such as the illegality of slavery, the idea all people are created equal, and that governments serve only with the consent of the governed, transcend the written law of legislators and judges.

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An implicit or indirect tax, by popular consent of the governing and governed, is not a tax at all and is therefore employed.

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