... their fellow man. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet was a true supporter of "Divine Right," or that monarchs derive their right to rule from God and are accountable only to God (The American Heritage Dictionary of English Language). In the excerpts from his "Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture," Bossuet attempts to defend divine right and relate it directly into to the ... ...

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