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Single Idea 19937
[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / b. Monarchy
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Full Idea
Monarchical minds are always proud, and cannot back down without feelings of humiliation.
Gist of Idea
Monarchs are always proud, and can't back down
Source
Baruch de Spinoza (Tractatus Theologico-Politicus [1670], 18.05)
Book Ref
Spinoza,Benedict de: 'Theological-Political Treatise', ed/tr. Israel,Jonathan [CUP 2007], p.233
A Reaction
This would seem to be a problem in all politicians. As I teacher I found that backing down was sometimes quite a smart move, but you can only do it occasionally.
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21 ideas
with the same theme
[hereditary or elected lifetime leader]:
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8240
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A true king shares his pleasure with the people
[Mengzi (Mencius)]
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22541
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Kings should be selected according to character
[Aristotle]
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19937
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Monarchs are always proud, and can't back down
[Spinoza]
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19936
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Kings tend to fight wars for glory, rather than for peace and liberty
[Spinoza]
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19940
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Deposing a monarch is dangerous, because the people are used to royal authority
[Spinoza]
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19885
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Absolute monarchy is inconsistent with civil society
[Locke]
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19972
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The nobility are an indispensable part of a monarchy
[Montesquieu]
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19974
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Monarchs must not just have links to the people; they need a body which maintains the laws
[Montesquieu]
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19976
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Ambition is good in a monarchy, because the monarch can always restrain it
[Montesquieu]
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19978
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In monarchies, men's actions are judged by their grand appearance, not their virtues
[Montesquieu]
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19985
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In a monarchy, the nobility must be hereditary, to bind them together
[Montesquieu]
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19986
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Monarchies can act more quickly, because one person is in charge
[Montesquieu]
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21097
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Modern monarchies are (like republics) rule by law, rather than by men
[Hume]
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19798
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Ancient monarchs were kings of peoples; modern monarchs more cleverly rule a land
[Rousseau]
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19831
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The highest officers under a monarchy are normally useless; the public could choose much better
[Rousseau]
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19834
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Attempts to train future kings don't usually work, and the best have been unprepared
[Rousseau]
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19833
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Hereditary monarchy is easier, but can lead to dreadful monarchs
[Rousseau]
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19589
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The whole point of a monarch is that we accept them as a higher-born, ideal person
[Novalis]
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22677
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A monarchical family is always deeply concerned with the interests of the state
[Tocqueville]
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23151
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A monarch is known to everyone in the group, and can thus unite large groups
[Russell]
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23839
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A lifelong head of society should only be a symbol, not a ruler
[Weil]
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