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RE: Absolutism in Portugal

I was most certainly not expecting a history lesson when I saw that you had posted! Well written and informative. Very interesting to learn about the four-phase evolution. It's also really cool that hive allows this type of history to be permanently recorded.

I liked that you pointed out that 'absolute' power is never actually absolute. There are some modern-day thinkers (Hoppe maybe chief among them), who talk about the virtues of monarchy. In brief, because the king's family owns the land, their incentives are aligned with the people for long-term growth (compare that to having a new leader every 8 years). Hoppe's defense against tyrannical kings was that their family members (and the other nobility) would often assassinate would-be tyrants.

Not saying that Hoppe is right or that you have to necessarily agree with him, just that a few sections of your write-up reminded me of those points.

Nicely done!

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Quote I liked that you pointed out that 'absolute' power is never actually absolute.

This idea was patent after reading several authors it is not something i came up with myself

I dont know Hoppe will look into it, i think that monarchy can have some good points, the ones you talk about and more, imho the king will have 0 reason to be corrupt, the current republic format is made of many weak and pathetic people many times i wish we had a supreme commander instead of some whores of power 4 years at a time...

Thank you for stopping by brother! I appreciate it not easy to grow a new topic from nothing!