This is not an argument for the ornamental value of an institution now reduced to mere symbol; and which is not a symbol for much more than its former powers. It is an argument for the restoration of those powers. The essential question is whether we ought to be run by the head of a family, appointed to the duty of governing us by birth; or by fellow-citizens who appoint themselves to that duty at whatever costs it takes to win our votes. And I argue here that the first option is by far the better.
An Unpopular Case for Monarchy.
An Unpopular Case for Monarchy.
An Unpopular Case for Monarchy.
This is not an argument for the ornamental value of an institution now reduced to mere symbol; and which is not a symbol for much more than its former powers. It is an argument for the restoration of those powers. The essential question is whether we ought to be run by the head of a family, appointed to the duty of governing us by birth; or by fellow-citizens who appoint themselves to that duty at whatever costs it takes to win our votes. And I argue here that the first option is by far the better.