Did he, (the king,) at any time, relax his activity and martial ardor, did he employ his abilities to the prejudice of his nation, or fancy he was superior to the laws; the same power which raised him to honor, humbled and degraded him.
Spooner discusses the accountability of kings to the laws of their nation, emphasizing the limits of their power.
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