Are you suggesting that governance is based on despotism, blasphemy and contempt of man kind? Let me tell you: If that was the case, there would be no need for legal philosophy. Most governments actually do want to appear legitimate, which is why phrases such as the quoted one above have no place in jurisprudence whatsoever. And just because you write something in Latin doesn't make it a declarative of substance.
Ignoring your inflammatory language, the answer is, essentially, "Yes". All governments, from the earliest city-states of Mesopotamia, up to our modern nations, ultimately derive their jurisdiction through their ability to physically control their territory, using force if necessary. In fact, "That entity which has sole right to legitimate use of force" is a good operating definition of "government"
accepted by many people.
The issue of "appearing legitimate" that you bring up is secondary to that.
How you appear legitimate has changed over time. It once was, "I'm the toughest Bastard in Town", became over time, "I'm Divinely selected to be King!", and is now, in our case at least, "I was elected by a majority of the people!", but those various mechanisms for determining
who has the monopoly on the legitimate use of force don't change the fact that they still, ultimately, have that monopoly.
But even in our case, remember that the
tyranny of the majority still exists. If you engage in activities that a majority of your society deem to be reprehensible, they can (and often will) create laws to compel you to act differently, and use force to apply those laws to you.
And you can whine about "despotism" all you like, but that won't change the essential facts of how the world really operates.