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Quotation from Patriarcha by Robert Filmer
“the Prerogative of a King is to be above all Laws, for the good only of them that are under the Laws, and to defend the Peoples Liberties”
Patriarcha, Ch. III, §8 (1680 first edition, EEBO-TCP text)
Filmer's answer to those who call it slavish to live under one man not subject to the laws, citing the king's speech after the Petition of Right.
Citation: "the Prerogative of a King is to be above all Laws, for the good only of them that are under the Laws, and to defend the Peoples Liberties" — Robert Filmer, Patriarcha, Ch. III, §8 (1680 first edition, EEBO-TCP text). (id patriarcha-q7)
Portrait: Filmer, Sir Robert by Cornelius Johnson, Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, Public domain.
