The state of monarchy is not like that of a despotism. In a monarchy, the prince is master of his subjects, but not of his laws.
Separation of powers
The state of monarchy is not like that of a despotism. In a monarchy, the prince is master of his subjects, but not of his laws.
Separation of powers
The Spirit of the Laws, Book II, Chapter 4: Of the Nature of Monarchical Government
1748
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