Kings govern by popular assemblies only when they cannot do without them.
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In an election, there are no kings.
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.
Section 7 of the Constitution doesn't grant a power for the king to do whatever he wishes.
That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.
A king without power is an absurdity.
Grammar, which knows how to control even kings.
That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution.
Authority forgets a dying king.
While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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