"Whenever kingship approaches tyranny it is near its end, for by this it becomes ripe for division, change of dynasty,…"

"An hiatus in government is so detested and abhorred, that the law says, "the King never dies," that there may never b…"

"Sovereignty and kingship are never decided by academic debate. They are seized by force. The Ottoman dynasty appropri…"

"Royalty is a Government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions.…"

"As long as the human heart is strong and the human reason weak, royalty will be strong because it appeals to diffuse …"

"Monarchy is based on a divine institution: the family. What is a family if not a small monarchy? The father is the ki…"

"MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as m…"

"I esteem monarchy above any other form of government, and hereditary monarchy above elective. I reverence kings, thei…"

"Among many reasons which determine me to prefer monarchy to every form of government, this is a principal one. When m…"

"A monarch's neck should always have a noose around it. It keeps him upright."