"Mental unsoundness" Quotes from Famous Books
... unsound mind; as Charles the First had been of unsound mind when he went to seize the five members; as Charles the Second had been of unsound mind when he concluded the treaty of Dover. If this sort of mental unsoundness did not justify subjects in withdrawing their obedience from princes, the plan of a Regency was evidently indefensible. If this sort of mental unsoundness did justify subjects in withdrawing their obedience from princes, ... — The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 2 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay |