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That all power rightfully proceeds from the people and that all power must be exercised in a responsibility to the people is the cardinal principle of our British folk.

Now compare that with the Prussian ideal -1 say Prussian, because it is the Prussianism infecting Germany which makes Germany dangerous to-day.

The Emperor loudly and emphatically contends he does -not contend in Germany, for no one says him nay that he draws his power from God alone and that his dominion over the people is of divine right, to deny which is blasphemy as well as treason.

Our King is glad and proud to owe ihis throne to an Act of Parliament, and to admit that an Act of Parliament could take it from him.

The Kaiser despises all Acts of Parliament (except those which grant him money) and says " God alone gave me my throne my people have nothing to do but to obey; they have no right to deprive me of what 1 do not in any sense owe to them.