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Aristocracy, and the way of living under it, is the best constitution:
and may you never have any inclination to any other form of government;
and may you always love that form, and have the laws for your governors,
and govern all your actions according to them; for you need no supreme
governor but God. But if you shall desire a king, let him be one of your
own nation; let him be always careful of justice and other virtues perpetually;
let him submit to the laws, and esteem God's commands to be his highest
wisdom; but let him do nothing without the high priest and the votes of
the senators: let him not have a great number of wives, nor pursue after
abundance of riches, nor a multitude of horses, whereby he may grow too
proud to submit to the laws. And if he affect any such things, let him
be restrained, lest he become so potent that his state be inconsistent
with your welfare.
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