MMW 14 Chapter Reading: Reflections on the Revolution in France
25 Jan 2019
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The king is supposed to be the servant of the people, but constitutions rarely allow for that. The people are subject to the law of the king, but the king is not subject to the will of the people. Even the same goes for legislative bodies, as the people can rarely check. In order for there to even be the thought of overthrowing the king, the government has to be very far gone. Thus far, revolutions have been about preserving and returning back to ancient times. People talk about what it inherited and what are their natural rights. In england, people have never talked about changing the government since the magna. Carta, they simply look for ways to affirm their rights to live, liberty, property, and religion and to strengthen them in certain areas. This is because they have a concept of the inheritance of rights .
