Memoirs of the Life And Writings of George Buchanan
The book Memoirs of the Life And Writings of George Buchanan was written by author David Irving Here you can read free online of Memoirs of the Life And Writings of George Buchanan book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Memoirs of the Life And Writings of George Buchanan a good or bad book?
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If mankind are at length roused to the redress of enormous wrongs, the prince who has either committed or sanctioned an habitual vio- lation of the best rights of the people, will sel- dom fail to meet with his adequate reward ; and in spite of all the slavish theories of his priests and lawyers, mankind will not long be reasoned out of the strongest feelings of their nature. Divine right and passive obedience were never • See Br Foguton's Hist of the Roman EepuUk, voL lii» pw 37, 4to, end Mr F...oz*s Hist of Jemes the Second, p. 13. Digitized by Google MEMOIRS OF BUCHANAN. 265 more strenuouslj inculcated, than in the reign of Charles the first. That Buchanan endeavoured to undermine the very foundations of monarchi- cal government^ is an assertion utterly destitute of cMidour. He has indeed affirmed, that it is of little importance whether the supreme ma« gistrate be denominated king^ duke, emperor, or consul; but with regard to the distinguishing qualities of a good king, no writer has expressed himself with higher enthusiasm.
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