As early as 1613, he had boldly declared in Parliament that even the King's authority rested upon the clear understanding that there were reciprocal conditions which neither ruler nor subject could violate with impunity.
Beck highlights Sir Edwin Sandys' assertion about the reciprocal conditions of authority in governance.
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I only mention the subject to suggest that the reader of these lectures will better understand why the American people take the written obligations of the League so seriously and literally.
This is as it should be, for--for better or worse--England and America will play together a great part in the future history of the world.
My principal purpose in these lectures is to deepen the interest of this great nation in one of the very greatest and far-reaching achievements of our common race.
To this we owe the elasticity of the instrument.
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