As soon as the prince sets himself up above the law, he loses the king in the tyrant; he does to all intents and purposes unking himself…And in such cases, has no more right to be obeyed, than any inferior officer who acts beyond his commission.


A Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers (1750)

Jonathan Mayhew Quotes

As soon as the prince sets himself up above the law, he loses the king in the tyrant; he does to all intents and purposes unking himself…And in...

As soon as the prince sets himself up above the law, he loses the king in the tyrant; he does to all intents and purposes unking himself…And in...

As soon as the prince sets himself up above the law, he loses the king in the tyrant; he does to all intents and purposes unking himself…And in...

As soon as the prince sets himself up above the law, he loses the king in the tyrant; he does to all intents and purposes unking himself…And in...