{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "A sovereignty is precarious that does not command both the religious enthrallment of the people and the half-mercenary,...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/141481248208/", "html": "<blockquote>A sovereignty is precarious that does not command both the religious enthrallment of the people and the half-mercenary, half-emotional obedience of an army.</blockquote>\nGeorges Bataille, <i>The Accursed Share Volume 1, </i>p. 97.<br/> (via <a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http://bustakay.tumblr.com/\" target=\"_blank\">bustakay</a>)"}