“The state of being above, or superior to, the rest of the animal creation.”
“And is he so superior?”
“He is generally so admitted.”
“Is my father a man?”
“Assuredly! The question is superfluous.”
“What makes him a King?”
“Royal birth and the hereditary right to his great position.”
“Then if man is in a condition of supremacy over the rest of creation, a king is more than a man if he is allowed to rule men?”
“Sir, pardon me!—a king is not more than a man, but men choose him as their ruler because he is worthy.”
“In what way is he worthy? Simply because he is born as I am, heir to a throne?”