History Quotes / DivineRightOfKings

->"Monarchy is God's sacred mission to grace and dignify the earth. To give ordinary people an ideal to strive towards, an example of nobility and duty to raise them in their wretched lives. Monarchy is a calling from God. That is why you are crowned in an abbey, not a government building. Why you are anointed, not appointed. It's an archbishop that puts the crown on your head, not a minister or public servant. Which means that you are answerable to God in your duty, not the public."

-->''My time approaches\\

->''Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet anointed Solomon King.''
->... ''And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced,''
-> ''Rejoiced and said:''
-> ''God save the king''
-> ''Long live the king''
-> ''God save the king''
-> ''May the king live forever''
-> ''Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen''

->-''"Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation."''

->''Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
... And all the people rejoiced, rejoiced,\\
Rejoiced and said:\\
God save the king\\
Long live the king\\
God save the king\\
May the king live forever\\
Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen''

Amen, amen, alleluia, alleluia, amen, amen\\

->''"When I try to be strong, I make a fool of myself. When I try to be merciful, people walk all over me. When I try to listen to counsel, it turns out I've picked the wrong men! When I try to do everything on my own, Dalinar has to take over lest I ruin the kingdom. How do people know what to do? Why don't I know what to do? I was born to this office, given the throne by the Almighty himself! Why would he give me the title, but not the capacity? It defies reason. And yet, everyone seems to know things that I do not. My father could rule even the likes of Sadeas--men loved Gavilar, feared him, and served him all at once. I can't even get a darkeyes to obey a command to come visit the palace! Why doesn't this work? What do I have to '''do'''?"''
-->-- '''King Elhokar Kholin''', ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'' (second book of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'')

-> ''"Formerly, when a king died at Versailles the reign of his successor was immediately announced by the cry: "The king is dead, long live the king", in order to make it understood [[RoyaltySuperpower that despotism is immortal]]! Now an entire people, moved by a sublime instinct, cried: '''Long live the Republic!''' to teach the universe that tyranny died with the tyrant."''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre''', his speech after the execution of UsefulNotes/LouisXVI

->-''"For more than a hundred centuries The Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the Master of Mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies."''
-->-- The most common foreword for ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' novels.

->''"Princes are not bound to give an account of their Actions but to God alone.''"
-->--'''UsefulNotes/CharlesI of England''', on dissolving his third Parliament in 1628

->''"A subject and a sovereign are clean different things.''"
-->--'''UsefulNotes/CharlesI of England''', minutes before [[UsefulNotes/EnglishCivilWar Parliament cut his head off]] in 1649.

-->-- '''Creator/RyanGeorge''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLeoqCS3mvY The First Guy To Ever Be King]]"

->''King:''' Also, I didn't want to bring this up cause it feels a little braggy, but God actually chose my family for the job forever.\\

-->-- '''Creator/RyanGeorge''', "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLeoqCS3mvY The First Guy To Ever Be King]]"

->''"I did not make myself king. God did. King by divine right! Now you come to me with this document seeking to limit the authority given to me by God!?"''
-->-- '''King John Plantagenet of England''', ''Film/RobinHood2010''

-->--'''{{Music/Sabaton}}''', ''Carolus Rex''

-->-- '''Oma Zi-O''', ''Series/KamenRiderZiO''

-->--'''{{Music/Sabaton}}, ''Carolus Rex''

->-- '''Oma Zi-O''', ''Series/KamenRiderZiO''

->''"You cannot possibly defeat me. Do you know why? Because I was born to be king."''

-->--'''{{Music/Sabaton}}, ''Carolus Rex''

-->''All embrace me,\\

-->-- '''UsefulNotes/MaximilienRobespierre''', his speech after the execution of UsefulNotes/LouisXVI

->''"When I try to be strong, I make a fool of myself. When I try to be merciful, people walk all over me. When I try to listen to counsel, it turns out I've picked the wrong men! When I try to do everything on my own, Dalinar has to take over lest I ruin the kingdom. How do people know what to do? Why don't I know what to do? I was born to this office, given the throne by the Almighty himself! Why would he give me the title, but not the capacity? It defies reason. And yet, everyone seems to know things that I do not. My father could rule even the likes of Sadeas--men loved Gavilar, feared him, and served him all at once. I can’t even get a darkeyes to obey a command to come visit the palace! Why doesn't this work? What do I have to '''do'''?"''

-->-- '''King Elhokar Kholin''', ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'' (second book of ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'')

->''"When I try to be strong, I make a fool of myself. When I try to be merciful, people walk all over me. When I try to listen to counsel, it turns out I've picked the wrong men! When I try to do everything on my own, Dalinar has to take over lest I ruin the kingdom. How do people know what to do? Why don't I know what to do? I was born to this office, given the throne by the Almighty himself! Why would he give me the title, but not the capacity? It defies reason. And yet, everyone seems to know things that I do not. My father could rule even the likes of Sadeas--men loved Gavilar, feared him, and served him all at once. I can’t even get a darkeyes to obey a command to come visit the palace! Why doesn’t this work? What do I have to '''do'''?"''