I would imagine that the people who wanted the Wealthy, Educated & Well-bred to be the government were the Wealthy, Educated & Well-bred. Who would want to be goverend by Poor, Thick Bastards ? & I am Lolling ! I hope this makes you smile ! An apparrently more useful answer is Alexander Hamilton. (Repostofarepost)
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about nothing, he was a good man, believed that men were able to govern themselves, and believed in an absolute democracy.
He wanted a better form of government, without absolute rulers and favorable to the people, He also believed people was born naturally wicked and selfish , and that they was not able to govern themselves therefore he believed in monarchy .
The answer to this question heavily depends on what society we are talking about. In modern history, since the enlightenment, it is widely believed that governments derive their power from the people whom they govern. This has not always been the case, however, when history shows us that many governments thought they derived their authority to govern from divine right or heritage, or both.
King or queen do not govern
The loyalists believed it was OK to tax the colonies because they were British subjects. However, the patriots did not believe this was right because the rulers were so far away and had thus far allowed them to govern themselves.