Divine Right Quotes

“I am a Caudillo by the grace of God.”

“A deo rex, a rege lex — 'the king is from God, the law is from the king'.”

“Because a king is a vicar of God in his kingdom, placed over the people to maintain them in justice and in truth, just as the emperor is in his empire.”

“The sovereign Prince is only accountable to God.”

“The good Lord has given me my money, and what is the public to do with it?”

“The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth; for kings are not only God's lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called gods.”

“Kings are justly called gods, for that they exercise a manner or resemblance of a divine power upon earth.”

“It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do... so it is presumption and high contempt in a subject to dispute what a king can do.”

“God told me to smite them, and I'm going to smite them.”

“The Tsar can do no wrong.”

“God made me a dictator.”

“Non desideriis hominum, sed voluntate Dei.”

“We derive our authority from God and the Company, not from a few ignorant subjects.”

“It is yourselves who have called us to this office, and being called by you, we have our authority from God.”