And  the  reason  for  this  clearly  is,  that  the  minister  or  the  mistress  would  have
lost  their  power  the  moment  they  lost  the  king's  favour ;  the  king  would


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to  be  regarded  as  the  power  of  a  political  superior  unless  the
person  or  body  of  persons  exercising  it  is  able  to  enforce
obedience  on  the  organ,  by  withdrawing  or  diminishing  its
own  governmental  power.
