New History of the Marathas v3.c37.66

v3.c37.66

Secondly, a minister is always beset by rivals, who dispute his authority and plot against him, openly or in secret, so that he has perpetually to devote half his time and attention towards such rivals, lest their plots should develop beyond his control. He cannot issue a clarion-call to the nation at large in his own name in a crisis, but only as the deputy of the sovereign when the sovereign is an infant and the minister is his lawful regent and guardian.