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70:6.3 Hereditary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King kingship] avoided the [[anarchy]] which had previously wrought such havoc between the [[death]] of a king and the [[election]] of a successor. The [[family]] had a [[biologic]] head; the [[clan]], a selected [[natural]] [[leader]]; the [[tribe]] and later state had no [[natural]] [[leader]], and this was an additional [[reason]] for making the chief-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King kings] [[hereditary]]. The idea of royal [[families]] and [[aristocracy]] was also based on the [[mores]] of "name ownership" in the [[clans]].

70:6.3 Hereditary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King kingship] avoided the [[anarchy]] which had previously wrought such havoc between the [[death]] of a king and the [[election]] of a successor. The [[family]] had a [[biologic]] head; the [[clan]], a selected [[natural]] [[leader]]; the [[tribe]] and later state had no [[natural]] [[leader]], and this was an additional [[reason]] for making the chief-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King kings] [[hereditary]]. The idea of royal [[families]] and [[aristocracy]] was also based on the [[mores]] of "name ownership" in the [[clans]].

70:6.4 The [[succession]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King kings] was [[eventually]] regarded as [[supernatural]], the royal blood being [[thought]] to extend back to the times of the [[materialized]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_66#66:2._THE_PRINCE.27S_STAFF staff of Prince Caligastia]. Thus [[kings]] became [[fetish]] personalities and were inordinately [[feared]], a special [[form]] of [[speech]] being adopted for [[court]] usage. Even in recent times it was believed that the [[touch]] of kings would [[cure]] [[disease]], and some [[Urantia]] peoples still regard their [[Leadership|rulers]] as having had a [[divine]] [[origin]].

70:6.4 The [[succession]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King kings] was [[eventually]] regarded as [[supernatural]], the royal blood being [[thought]] to extend back to the times of the [[materialized]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_66#66:2._THE_PRINCE.27S_STAFF staff of Prince Caligastia]. Thus [[kings]] became [[fetish]] personalities and were inordinately [[feared]], a special [[form]] of [[speech]] being adopted for [[court]] usage. Even in recent times it was believed that the [[touch]] of kings would [[cure]] [[disease]], and some [[Urantia]] peoples still regard their [[Leadership|rulers]] as having had a [[divine]] [[origin]].

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 [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.

70:6.6 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.

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[[Category:Paper 70 - The Evolution of Human Government]]

[[Category:Paper 70 - The Evolution of Human Government]]

[[Category: Evolution]]

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[[Category: Governance]]

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