NYcarbineer
Diamond Member
1. We could look at the Hebrew Bible for the origin of the conflict between transnationalists and independent sovereigntists, as many in the West consider ancient Israel to be first self-governing political entity. It is the prototype of the sovereign nation and independent state, facing a succession of imperial foes.
From "Sovereignty or Submission," John Fonte
The first self governing entity? And when was this, supposedly?