Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 10801

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10801. Monarchy itself is not invested in the person but it is an adjunct to the person. The monarch who thinks that monarchy resides within his own person, or anyone in authority who thinks that respect for authority is owed to his own person, is stupid.


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