If the World-Mind governs all things and all beings, if this is the monarchy of God, then the monarchy of earth would be the best form of government through being in conformity with it. The king's title would not only be a worldly honour, but also a spiritual one. Monarchic authority would be a sacred copy of the divine pattern. The democratic distribution of power to each person equally would be the very contrary, hence an impious and atheistic act. "The divine right of kings" would then be a phrase full of meaning, truth, justice. All this has validity only if the monarch is himself in harmony with God, if his character reflects God's goodness, if his intelligence expresses God's wisdom: otherwise it falls to the ground. All this implies that the king is truly inspired from above, is fully aware of his Overself. If he is not born so, his duty is to strive to acquire this condition as quickly as possible. If he is unable or unwilling to acquire it, then there is no justification for a monarchical constitution's claim to superiority over a democratic one!
-- Notebooks Category 13: Human Experience > Chapter 2 : Living in The World > # 536
