The phrase public opinion came into existence only about 150 years ago. Before that the public was not recognised as an entity, nor were they supposed to have an opinion. The adoring public implicitly accepted what the king said. Even at that time the power of the ruler entirely rested with the public sanction. That reality was overtaken by the appearance of the government or monarchy, which was the creation of the public. As Man has become a slave to his own creations, as in the case of money, the monarchy eclipsed the population, which made monarchy possible.