Otto and the Austrian Psyche

Letter From the Continent Otto and the Austrian Psyche E. v. KUEHNELT LEDDIHN

To the average American the main | difference between a monarchy and a democratic republic is that between “government by persons” and “gov- ernment by law.” The distinction is rather arbitrary, both because the traditional con- cept of kingship is that of reg sub lege, the king un- der the law, and because it makes a great deal of difference what kind of men, in a republic, adminis- ter the laws. Apart from the little principality

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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

Letter From the Continent Otto and the Austrian Psyche E. v. KUEHNELT LEDDIHN

To the average American the main | difference between a monarchy and a democratic republic is that between “government by persons” and “gov- ernment by law.” The distinction is rather arbitrary, both because the traditional con- cept of kingship is that of reg sub lege, the king un- der the law, and because it makes a great deal of difference what kind of men, in a republic, adminis- ter the laws. Apart from the little principality