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secessionism  

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  • Secession has reference to the withdrawal of a people and the territory they occupy from the sovereignty of an existing government and the establishment of a new government with sovereignty over the seceding group and its territory. Secession has held enduring interest for libertarians for several reasons. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism; Secessionism]

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