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Do you think that legitimacy acquired by consent or manufactured by indoctrination is an essential element in maintenance of political rule? Justify your answer with relevant examples.

  • UPSC 2025
  • 15 marks
  • Concept of Power, Hegemony, Ideology and Legitimacy

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Yes. Jean-Jacques Rousseau put it exactly: "The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty." Every lasting rule seeks legitimacy, whether earned or manufactured. The two routes, however, differ in how long they last and in what they are morally worth.

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  • Why Some Legitimacy Is Indispensable
  • Legitimacy by Consent: Durable and Self-Correcting
  • Legitimacy by Indoctrination: Real but Brittle
  • Weighing the Two
  • Conclusion
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