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John Morley: “Kings saw the supreme tribunal of a God who should judge them and the cause of their people.”

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Kings saw the supreme tribunal of a God who should judge them and the cause of their people.
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John Morley

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Morley notes that the belief in a divine judge has historically influenced kings to consider their subjects' welfare.

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