Kings and justice (George Buchanan)

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Mark, I beseech you, the egregious mistake which you commit, in supposing that nations created kings not for the maintenance of justice, but for the enjoyment of pleasure.

George Buchanan, De Jure Regni Apud Scotos; A Dialogue Concerning the Rights of the Crown in Scotland, trans. Robert MacFarlan (1579; Colorado Springs: Portage Publications, 2016), p. 17.
 
I didn't know Scotland had a King Mark.

This observation reminds me of something that happened to a relative of mine, named Mark. A girl he was interested in was seeking spiritual guidance as to whether or not to date him. Then she read "Mark the perfect man" (Psalm 37:37) in her KJV and that settled the matter. Unsurprisingly, it did not take long for the relationship to crash and burn.
 
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