This was one main source of the Soviet government's power over its citizens.

"There is no law which requires us to hand over our citizens," he said.

On Plateau a small ruling class had held the power of life and death over its citizens.

The military government got rid of the democratic elections and served as a dictatorship over its citizens.

And now many governments feel they need more time to win over their citizens to their vision of Europe.

Once again, the damned government was siding with the monsters over its citizens.

The big risk of reforming the system is that it weakens the state's economic hold over its citizens.

Administration officials and the councils are also at odds over Soviet citizens who have long sought permission to leave the country.

Slovenia's Parliament today passed a law giving the republic power over its citizens serving in the national army.

But Bosanquet did not think that the state has a right to impose socialist control over its individual citizens.