--- title: 'The Secrets of Government & Mysteries of State' url: 'https://samisdat.in/blog/1697-mysteries-of-government' markdown: 'https://samisdat.in/blog/1697-mysteries-of-government.md' lang: en date: '2018-01-21' description: 'The Secrets of Government & Mysteries of State Forms of Government in The Christian World (1697) by John Milton (1552-1618) & Walter Raleigh (1608-1674) Download/read on-line: The Secrets of Government & Mysteries of State (1697) by John Milton (1552-1618) & Walter Raleigh (1608-167…' taxonomy: category: - blog tag: - government - politics - geopolitics - law - rights - uk - empire - history --- # [The Secrets of Government & Mysteries of State](https://samisdat.in/blog/1697-mysteries-of-government) 21st Jan 2018 [government](https://samisdat.in/blog/tag:government#body-wrapper) [politics](https://samisdat.in/blog/tag:politics#body-wrapper) [geopolitics](https://samisdat.in/blog/tag:geopolitics#body-wrapper) [law](https://samisdat.in/blog/tag:law#body-wrapper) [rights](https://samisdat.in/blog/tag:rights#body-wrapper) [uk](https://samisdat.in/blog/tag:uk#body-wrapper) [empire](https://samisdat.in/blog/tag:empire#body-wrapper) [history](https://samisdat.in/blog/tag:history#body-wrapper) # The Secrets of Government & Mysteries of State ## Forms of Government in The Christian World (1697) ### by John Milton (1552-1618) & Walter Raleigh (1608-1674) Download/read on-line: [The Secrets of Government & Mysteries of State (1697) by John Milton (1552-1618) & Walter Raleigh (1608-1674)](https://archive.org/details/secretsofgovernm00rale) ![Image 1 - 1_955162973424832512.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUFrlLeW0AANt9m.jpg?g-16018011) ![Image 2 - 2_955162973424832512.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUFrm8CW4AA8YHe.jpg?g-16018011) ![Image 3 - 3_955162973424832512.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUFro0pXkAAmo_q.jpg?g-16018011) > Old-school regime-change was quite sensible and practical. Also colonies: "..this Rule or Maxim shall be found true, that Men must be either kindly intreated, or with all Extremity oppressed ; because of light Injuries they. may be revenged, but of utter Oppression they cannot." ![Image 4 - 4_955165889044865024.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUFuRgqXUAQGgi9.jpg?g-16018011) > Tyrannical prince rulers, must strike down dissent hard and fast, without a care. Marxists/Socialists/Communists like Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pott etc certainly took this to heart. ![Image 5 - 5_955169295386009601.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUFxYRbW4AEx6hi.jpg?g-16018011) > Where does the 'senator' and 'senate' originate? > Well it would be a 'juvenate' if it wasn't "ancient \\& expert persons"! ![Image 6 - 6_955172202042875904.jpg](https://samisdat.in/images/a/f/2/c/8/af2c84da916e9ca757278d0ccfeeb28b8c6a8c21-955172202042875904-duf0cp-wkaehf9j.jpg?g-16018011) > A Magistrate is an Officer of State having the power to COMMAND. The WTO \\& BIS today are "Sovereign \\& Absolute, above Laws, above Magistrates, and above People." So to whom to they answer to? πŸ€” ![Image 7 - 7_955175728642916352.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUF3PtgX4AAR1tx.jpg?g-16018011) > The means to Levy Treasure are Four > "The excessive eating of Usury must be oppressed." [@DerorCurrency](https://twitter.com/@DerorCurrency) > "All superfluous Charges \\& Expenses are to be taken away." > "The doings \\& accounts of Ministers are to be (feverally?) to be examined." ![Image 8 - 8_955177769511636992.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/955177769511636992-DUF5GZRWkAIy9PO.jpg?g-16018011) > The moderating of Interest is ever necessary... [@DerorCurrency](https://twitter.com/@DerorCurrency) ![Image 9 - 9_955178990972624900.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/955178990972624900-DUF6N03WAAIGjyi.jpg?g-16018011) > The section on dealing with neighbors ought to be core principles of Brexit negotiations, no? ![Image 10 - 10_955181178750947329.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUF8MRYX4AAlZXu.jpg?g-16018011) ![Image 11 - 11_955181178750947329.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUF8MRYX4AAlZXu.jpg?g-16018011) ![Image 12 - 12_955181178750947329.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUF8MRYX4AAlZXu.jpg?g-16018011) > Most states didn't read the memo on this one: πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ > "not to surcharge the Subjects with infinite Laws; for thereof proceedeth the Impoverishment of the Subjects and the Enrichment of Lawyers, a kind of Men which in Ages more Ancient, did seem of no Necessity" ![Image 13 - 13_955183642703261696.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUF-ceEW4AEB8dg.jpg?g-16018011) > "Power \\& Strength is attained by > these 5 ways, Money, Arms, > Counsel, Friends \\& Fortune ; > but of > these the first and most forcible is Money ... > Next to Money Arms are of most use > as well to defend as to offend : to keep, and to conquer;" ![Image 14 - 14_955187256238669824.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/DUGBuFHX0AAK9FK.jpg?g-16018011) > Satisfy the People by sacrificing the blood of cruel Ministers to wash away their common hatred. Explain excessive taxation by explaining why levies of money are necessary as an imposition - will take the sting out. ![Image 15 - 15_955190071770173441.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/955190071770173441-DUGESHnXUAAyWQB.jpg?g-16018011) > Rest of the book I lost interest, too much on war, but here's some other bits I liked. ![Image 16 - 16_955201548958748672.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/955201548958748672-DUGOsoUW0AApl4P.jpg?g-16018011) ![Image 17 - 17_955201548958748672.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/955201548958748672-DUGOtPuW0AA7-En.jpg?g-16018011) ![Image 18 - 18_955201548958748672.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/955201548958748672-DUGOt_6XkAAB4ge.jpg?g-16018011) ![Image 19 - 19_955201548958748672.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/1697-mysteries-of-government/955201548958748672-DUGOu_9XUAAIna9.jpg?g-16018011) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Blog](https://samisdat.in/blog.md) - Next: [Forced Consent (1873)](https://samisdat.in/blog/forced-consent-lysander-spooner-1873.md)