Uuuhh. Hmmmm. Somehow that just doesn't "sound" right to me.
Amiright or is this just from the result of my public school education?
I saw that and didn’t like it either.
I think he was praying that the People would tolerate a government.
They had recently had revolution to get rid of one, and I think such a prayer might be reasonable.
Of course, today we have a well-established government with many very comfortable on the teat. Such a phrase rubs us the wrong way.
At least, that is my take on it. :)