Enlightened despots held that royal power emanated not from divine right but from social contract whereby a despot was entrusted with the power to govern in lieu of any other governments.
He urged the United States to build a modern naval fleet.
Papers that argued for federal views; it conflicted with non-federal papers. federal papers argued for a strong central government, while anti-federal papers argued for strong state governments
Gandhi's reaction to the Lahore Resolution was muted; he called it "baffling", but told his disciples that Muslims, in common with other people of India, had the right to self-determination. Leaders of the Congress were more vocal; Jawaharlal Nehru<span> referred to Lahore as "Jinnah's fantastic proposals" while </span>Chakravarti Rajagopalachari<span> deemed Jinnah's views on partition "a sign of a diseased mentality".</span>