John Dryden Quote

The people have a right supreme
To make their kings, for Kings are made for them.
All Empire is no more than Pow'r in Trust,
Which when resum'd, can be no longer just.
Successionm for the general good design'd,
In its own wrong a Nation cannot bind.

Poems on various occasions; and translations from several authors. By Mr. John Dryden, etc (ed. 1701)