Regicide Quotes
Quoted in somewhat different form by Richard Nixon
The king was found guilty and was decapitated, but not wearing a crown.
Yazid ibn al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik. This is an Islamic doctrine that operates to this day together with the stricture that a bad ruler must be endured and not revolted against UNLESS he does not follow his Islamic religious obligations. This is why many Islamic rulers curry favor with the clerics. As long as they do not claim he is violating the word of God, his rule is safe from revolution. However, if the clerics turn on him, he is in deep trouble. Thus Saudi Arabia endures a monarchy and the ruling family pays the Wahhabi enormous sums to avoid their religious condemnation.
Ironically, until after the assassination of JFK, the United States did not have a specific crime against killing the President.
Ironically, Cromwell himself had eloquently observed that “necessity” is the avowed justification of post politicians to justify their breaking the law or doing something that is immoral and wrong. See {632372}. Also see {57408}, {599566}. But the most eloquent statement was given by Prime Minister William Pitt: {585477}
The king would often walk alone or with only a few companions. His brother expressed concern about exposing the royal person to risk.
When Henry came to “George II” he was interrupted by the Speaker, John Robinson, who shouted “Treason!” Henry had been railing against the Stamp Act.
The Regicide of Charles I was still a very sensitive subject with Englishmen loyal to the King in the Colonial era. So this was an incredibly radical and incendiary statement for an American minister to make. However, he did acknowledge that a people had a right to have a king {634001} unlike Thomas Paine who did not—see {634004}.
Cooke was a bitter foe of monarchy in general and not just of Charles I. His argument here is that when the people support a king, they are breaking the Biblical commandment of not worshipping idols. Thus God is against monarchy. See {634004} for another religious attack on monarchy.
