Legitimacy Quotes

[ Donald Trump] deference to the president [Barack Obama] whose legitimacy he questioned.

Reaffirming the justice of the American system bolsters our legitimacy with allies, thereby encouraging further cooperation and improving our national security.

...nobody would think of asking the U.N. General Assembly what it thinks because it is dominated by nations with no power and less legitimacy

At every step Donald Trump has been - his legitimacy has been questioned.

It is national parliaments, which are, and will remain, the true source of real democratic legitimacy and accountability in the EU.

A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only with the Security Council.

Assad must go. He's lost the legitimacy to govern.

Change occurs when deeply felt private experiences are given public legitimacy.

So the first task of a police force is not to fight crime and enforce the law. It is to establish legitimacy with the law-abiding citizenry and then fight crime and enforce the law.

Misuse of the Koran to provide legitimacy for violence is common, particularly in Europe, where terrorists tend not to be well-educated Muslims.

With Iran's long history of lies and non-cooperation, why are we talking to them? Why are we giving them legitimacy?

Strong states and blocs of strong states are the only source of power and legitimacy capable of driving an international agenda in today's world.

Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations.

Whatever you acknowledgement gains the legitimacy to exist within your world.

The power of belief gives legitimacy to whatever may be necessary.

The seeming legitimacy that existed in mind a second earlier vaporized before they could be carried out, leaving the air barren.