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Full Idea
It is surely better to choose each new king not as now but rather in accord with his own life.
Gist of Idea
Kings should be selected according to character
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1271a20)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Reeve,C.D.C. [Hackett 2017], p.44
A Reaction
When the British monarch was very powerful, the hereditary system was fairly disastrous. I get a thrill when a highly esteemed citizen is voted president of a country, such as Vaclav Havel in Czechia. British monarchs could be elected.