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130. And further reflect that the idiosyncrasy of such men plays but a small part in the result, which is mainly due to agencies of which they are only the most conspicuous instruments

131. Thus an ideal motive may co-operate with the motives of selfish men, and only through such co-operation are they instrumental for good

132. The fact that the state implies a supreme coercive power gives colour to the view that it is based on coercion; whereas the coercive power is only supreme because it is exercised in a state, i.e. according to some system of law, written or customary

133. In the absence of any other name, 'state' is the best for a society in which there is such a system of law and a power to enforce it

134. A state, then, is not an aggregate of individuals under a sovereign, but a society in which the rights of men already associated in families and tribes are defined and harmonised

135. It developes as the absorption of fresh societies or the extended intercourse between its members widens the range of common interests and rights