He is never in full natural or political connection with the country, is not responsible for anything, and becomes of age at eighteen years; yet such a person is permitted to form foreign alliances, without even the knowledge of the nation, and to make war and peace without its consent.
From 'Rights of Man,' this passage condemns the English monarch's unaccountable power to conduct foreign policy despite lacking full national connection.
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