There is a power behind the army which is nearly as potent as any other element in maintaining the absolute sovereignty of the Emperor, and that is the Church which recognizes him as its head; and where physical control might prove inadequate to enforce the wishes of the Tzar, religious influence, as directed by the priesthood, would undoubtedly accomplish as much with the masses of the population as would force of arms.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
All the men at Bonavista were her subjects, but until that night, at least, Nasmyth had in that sense stood apart from them, and it is always more or less gratifying to extend one's sovereignty.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
The people, in the exercise of their inherent sovereignty, may elect, but if it does not suit he shall not live says the shot of the assassin.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs