Governments are powerful institutions.

Governments may be 'dead letters' but, they are powerful institutions. They constitute the 'last stop' of the 'natural inclination' to form into groups. When a Nation forms into a 'condition of togetherness' and assumes political power over a particular geographical area, they will do what they consider necessary to control and protect the geographical area against all 'comers'. As we said earlier, the requirements of an International Political Organization should be no different than the requirements of any other 'condition of togetherness', except for one very important factor, the International scene must be organized in the same manner as the National scene. That's the problematic. The 'National' is autonomous; the International should be autonomous; that means each 'National' within the 'International' should function under the same respect for the 'integrity' and 'dignity' of the human condition. Is that the case? Of course, the answer is No. On the National scene, any member of any Nation has a Right to "assemble and petition their government for redress of grievances"; the basis of that Right is that a Nation should be the 'political end-results' of all its 'People' within its jurisdiction. In other words a democratic 'People" government has a Right to 'assemble'. Does any 'other form' of government have the same right and ,more important, does a democracy have a Right to use force or threats against a non-democracy on the International scene? Can Democracy be 'compelled'? If there's an answer to this question, it must be sought within the Nation that instigates the International dilemma by asserting power over other Nations. The power of a Nation is in the real individuals that govern that Nation. Those are the Individuals that must be very careful of the 'political moves' they make on the International scene. We can't allow negative 'human motives' to get entangled with International 'political motives'. 'You' are 'free' and 'equal'; allow the Other to be the same. God help us.