Nationalist theorists like David Miller hold that nations possess pre-political identities grounding special obligations and entitlements, including self-governance, independent of whether states have wronged them.

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David Miller(as an example of a nationalist theorist): A contemporary political philosopher who argues that nations (groups of people sharing culture, history, and identity) have natural rights and duties toward their own members that exist before any government is formed.
Entitlements(as things nationalists believe nations possess): Things a person or group has a right to receive or do; legitimate claims or deserved privileges.
Nationalist theorists(as the school of thought being discussed): Philosophers who believe that nations—not just governments—are real, important groups with their own rights and that people have special duties to members of their own nation.
Pre-political(as used in political philosophy): Existing or happening before governments and formal laws were created; describing something that belongs to human nature itself rather than to any organized society.

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