Philip of Leyden

Philip of Leyden (c. 1326 – 9 June 1382) was a Dutch jurist who wrote a political treatise, De cura reipublicae et sorte principantis ("On the care of the state and the role of the ruler"). Its key sentence is, "Princes have certain rights which they cannot renounce and this in order to save the state, for the prosperity of the state depends on the power of the prince".

Philip of Leyden

Philip of Leyden (c. 1326 – 9 June 1382) was a Dutch jurist who wrote a political treatise, De cura reipublicae et sorte principantis ("On the care of the state and the role of the ruler"). Its key sentence is, "Princes have certain rights which they cannot renounce and this in order to save the state, for the prosperity of the state depends on the power of the prince".