4 Quotes by John Selden about kings

  • Author John Selden
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    A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.

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    Every law is a contract between the king and the people and therefore to be kept.

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    The Hall was the place where the great lord used to eat . . . He ate not in private, except in time of sickness . . . Nay, the king himself used to eat in the Hall, and his lords sat with him, and he understood men.

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