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"Who made any statement that his actions were a Divine right? \n  \n\nErr Moogle, Dalinar specifically states that he would never kill Elokhar. He did tell Elohkar that if Elohkar behaved like a child, then he (Dalinar) would treat him like a child...which he immediately started doing to a certain degree. \n  \n.................... \nAnd you are also exactly right with the High Princes wishing to rebel. It's a foreseeable and understandable consequence - hence another plan is needed to bring them in line...without murdering people (yes, that's a shot at both Mr T, and Amaram) \n...................... \n  \nAnd they did however swear fealty to the King - they don't know what Dalinar did to become High Prince of War - and so they are in essence rebelling against the King.As Dalinar's general noted - if the proclomation doesn't work, it will undermine the throne itself.  \n  \nSo the point with the King still stands.  \n.................... \n  \nThe questions that appear pertinent to this discussion are : \n- what are you prepared to do to achieve a unified, just, and peaceful kingdom? \n- what are you prepared to do to save the world?; and more specifically  \n- if it is necessary to unify to save the world, and people won't unify - what are you prepared to do in order to achieve that unification? \n  \nIn the first question, we see Nohadon's solution - which arguably isn't too much different than Dalinar's. Dalinar appears to be trying to do it without 'the sword', though he only got to that position through the sword several years prior. \n  \nWe see Mr T's method for achieving the last question. And it contrasts directly to Dalinar's method, though Dalinar is not quite as certain about the nature and breadth of the threat. \n  \nYou posit it as a question about justification, while I see it as a balance between necessity and human right/compassion/cohesion etc - in differing circumstances the weightings will be different. \n"
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