The nation-state cannot expand by conquest because its legitimacy rests on limited national consent

Evidence

In an anthropological spirit, then, I propose the following definition of the nation: it is an imagined political community – and imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign. — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, 37 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Conquest by a nation-state provokes national consciousness and blocks empire building; The nation is an imagined, limited, sovereign political community — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on…, 37; Conquest by a nation either awakens conquered nationalism or degenerates into tyranny (+1 more)

Related

• The nation is an imagined, limited, sovereign political community (similarity 0.86)
• Rising national consciousness forced the state to recognize only nationals as citizens (similarity 0.81)
• Nations are bounded by principle in a way universal religions were not. (similarity 0.79)
• Conquest by a nation-state provokes national consciousness and blocks empire building (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Conquest by a nation-state provokes national consciousness and blocks empire building #expands (0.90)
• The nation is an imagined, limited, sovereign political community #corroborates (0.85) — Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities, 37
• Conquest by a nation either awakens conquered nationalism or degenerates into tyranny #expands (0.85)
• Rising national consciousness forced the state to recognize only nationals as citizens #expands (0.75)