A true king is neither husband nor father; he considers his throne and nothing else.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A king without power is an absurdity.
A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.
A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.
Why is it that the king can do no wrong? This shows they do not regard the king as being a human. But the king can do wrong.
It neither is reason nor in any wise to be suffered that the young king, our master and kinsman, should be in the hands of custody of his mother's kindred, sequestered in great measure from our company and attendance, the which is neither honorable to his majesty nor unto us.
A king is always a king - and a woman always a woman: his authority and her sex ever stand between them and rational converse.
In an election, there are no kings.
Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.
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