Absolute Power
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Author: Ellen G. White
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Nothing causes a prince to be so much esteemed as great enterprises and giving proof of prowess. He may almost be termed a new prince, because from a weak king he has become for fame and glory the first king in Christendom. At the very beginning of his reign he assailed small states; and that enterprise was the foundation of his state. Meanwhile, he stealthily acquires reputation among (masses and nobility) and exerts authority over them. With the money of the Church and the people, he maintained his armies, and by long war, he lay the foundations of his military power. Besides this, to be able to undertake greater enterprises, and always under the pretext of religion, he resorted to a pious cruelty...