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Page 176
... kings exercised their extraordinary authority by ' divine right , ' for the king was a necessary executioner of the gods ' decrees , as well as the chief agent for establishing great collective enterprises such as the building of cities ...
... kings exercised their extraordinary authority by ' divine right , ' for the king was a necessary executioner of the gods ' decrees , as well as the chief agent for establishing great collective enterprises such as the building of cities ...
Page 179
... King's word is right ; his utterances , like that of a god , cannot be changed . " These words resound with sickening familiarity in our present totalitarian states , whether ' democratic ' or ' communist . ' This dictum - the first ...
... King's word is right ; his utterances , like that of a god , cannot be changed . " These words resound with sickening familiarity in our present totalitarian states , whether ' democratic ' or ' communist . ' This dictum - the first ...
Page 198
... king who gave forth the original commands : the king who demanded absolute conformity and who punished even trivial disobedience . It was the king who alone had the godlike power of turning men into mechanical objects and assembling ...
... king who gave forth the original commands : the king who demanded absolute conformity and who punished even trivial disobedience . It was the king who alone had the godlike power of turning men into mechanical objects and assembling ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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