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70:6.5 The early [[fetish]] king was often kept in [[seclusion]]; he was regarded as too [[sacred]] to be viewed except on feast days and [[holy]] days. Ordinarily a [[representative]] was chosen to impersonate him, and this is the [[origin]] of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Ministers prime ministers]. The first cabinet officer was a [[food]] [[administrator]]; others shortly followed. Rulers soon appointed [[representatives]] to be in charge of [[commerce]] and [[religion]]; and the [[development]] of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_(government) cabinet] was a direct step toward depersonalization of [[executive]] [[authority]]. These assistants of the early [[kings]] became the accepted [[nobility]], and the king's [[wife]] [[gradually]] rose to the [[dignity]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen queen] as [[women]] came to be held in higher [[esteem]].

70:6.5 The early [[fetish]] king was often kept in [[seclusion]]; he was regarded as too [[sacred]] to be viewed except on feast days and [[holy]] days. Ordinarily a [[representative]] was chosen to impersonate him, and this is the [[origin]] of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Ministers prime ministers]. The first cabinet officer was a [[food]] [[administrator]]; others shortly followed. Rulers soon appointed [[representatives]] to be in charge of [[commerce]] and [[religion]]; and the [[development]] of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_(government) cabinet] was a direct step toward depersonalization of [[executive]] [[authority]]. These assistants of the early [[kings]] became the accepted [[nobility]], and the king's [[wife]] [[gradually]] rose to the [[dignity]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen queen] as [[women]] came to be held in higher [[esteem]].

70:6.6 Unscrupulous rulers gained great [[power]] by the [[discovery]] of [[poison]]. Early court [[magic]] was [[diabolical]]; the king's enemies soon died. But even the most despotic [[tyrant]] was subject to some restrictions; he was at least restrained by the ever-present [[fear]] of [[assassination]]. The [[medicine men]], witch doctors, and [[priests]] have always been a powerful check on the [[kings]]. Subsequently, the landowners, the [[aristocracy]], exerted a restraining [[influence]]. And ever and anon the [[clans]] and [[tribes]] would simply rise up and overthrow their despots and [[tyrants]]. Deposed rulers, when sentenced to [[death]], were often given the [[option]] of committing [[suicide]], which gave [[origin]] to the ancient [[social]] [[Fashion|vogue]] of [[suicide]] in certain circumstances.

70:6.6 Unscrupulous rulers gained great [[power]] by the [[discovery]] of [[poison]]. Early court [[magic]] was diabolical; the king's enemies soon died. But even the most despotic [[tyrant]] was subject to some restrictions; he was at least restrained by the ever-present [[fear]] of [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assasination assassination]. The [[medicine men]], witch doctors, and [[priests]] have always been a powerful check on the [[kings]]. Subsequently, the landowners, the [[aristocracy]], exerted a restraining [[influence]]. And ever and anon the [[clans]] and [[tribes]] would simply rise up and overthrow their despots and [[tyrants]]. Deposed rulers, when sentenced to [[death]], were often given the [[option]] of committing [[suicide]], which gave [[origin]] to the ancient [[social]] [[Fashion|vogue]] of [[suicide]] in certain circumstances.

==70:7. PRIMITIVE CLUBS AND SECRET SOCIETIES==

==70:7. PRIMITIVE CLUBS AND SECRET SOCIETIES==