Observations on the Swedish History

Excerpt from Observations on the Swedish History: Very Proper to Be Read by the Subjects of a Free Government In primitive Times, Mankind contracted the Power of their Kings within narrow Limits: They had a Notion, that Kings were instituted for the Good of Society; and that if they acted contrary to this End, they were no longer Kings. In those early Ages, Power was looked on as of an encroaching Nature, which,unless timely restrained, would become unlimited. Divine hereditary Right was in Reserve for politer Tastes than at that Time prevailed in the northern World. They had a Notion, likewise, that Power followed Property; and, for that Reason, they would not allow their Princes much of the latter, for Fear of the former. In this Manner they lived, and were governed, for many Ages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.