Polite Request
‘THIS time the outstandingly successful state in the ‘* ert of controlling kings was not England but Aragon. Here, for example, is the famous oath of loyalty, as sworn to the king of Aragon by his nobles: "We who separately are as great as you, and who
united are more than you; we swear to you that we will obey you, if you respect our liberties; otherwise not." During the same century that John accepted, Magna Charta, the Aragonese made their king, Peter the Great, | accept what was called the General Privilege, and which circumscribed the powers of the Crown just as Magna Charta did. The ereat seal of the Union who
forced this concession from King Peter showed the king seated on his throne with leading nobles kneeling before him in loyalty; but in the background of the seal was a long row of spears to show what would happen if the king should refuse his subjects’ polite request.-(Professor F. L, W. Wood, " Democracy" series, 2YA, August 11.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 114, 29 August 1941, Page 5
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170Polite Request New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 114, 29 August 1941, Page 5
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