Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:aeq From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Does Royalty serve a purpose? Message-ID: <553@pucc-h> Date: Mon, 20-Feb-84 23:47:13 EST Article-I.D.: pucc-h.553 Posted: Mon Feb 20 23:47:13 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Feb-84 09:07:07 EST References: <1027@cwruecmp.UUCP> Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 10 Yes, Royalty serves a purpose. In Robert A. Heinlein's book "Double Star", the Emperor remarks to the (caretaker) Supreme Minister (or rather, to the man temporarily impersonating him): "I relieve your office of a lot of tiresome cornerstone-laying and parade-watching, you know." -- -- Jeff Sargent {allegra|ihnp4|decvax|harpo|seismo|teklabs|ucbvax}!pur-ee!pucc-h:aeq "Buy the truth and do not sell it; gain wisdom, knowledge, and understanding."