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Page 164
... Kings , direct descendants of Adam , the first father , and " as the father over one family , so the king , as father over many families , extends his care to preserve , feed , clothe , instruct , and defend the whole common - wealth ...
... Kings , direct descendants of Adam , the first father , and " as the father over one family , so the king , as father over many families , extends his care to preserve , feed , clothe , instruct , and defend the whole common - wealth ...
Page 165
... king's enemies take the royalist image of the king's fatherhood on its own terms and turn it against the king . The other possibility was to deny that an earthly king could rightfully be called the father of The Father - King , 165.
... king's enemies take the royalist image of the king's fatherhood on its own terms and turn it against the king . The other possibility was to deny that an earthly king could rightfully be called the father of The Father - King , 165.
Page 167
... to apply right off to kings whatever I admit of fathers . Fathers and kings are very differ- ent things : Our fathers begot us , but our kings did not , and it is we , rather , who created the king . It is nature The Father - King , 167.
... to apply right off to kings whatever I admit of fathers . Fathers and kings are very differ- ent things : Our fathers begot us , but our kings did not , and it is we , rather , who created the king . It is nature The Father - King , 167.
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Kings of This World | 9 |
Sultan and Barbarian | 51 |
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