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"The Buddhist rules of kingship thus act to check the potentially unmitigated power of the king and present him with a clear social contract," according to “King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life’s Work”, written by a group of academics and journalists with an advisory board that includes former leaders. "As sovereign, he is accorded tremendous respect and power, but he enjoys this status only because his subjects, believing in his worthiness, assent to it."
A Look Back at Thailand's Revered King
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