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Germany was extremely divided in the period since it was not yet a unified country. This lack of centralism led to rampant corruption that always ended with church as a unified body having huge power over the separated individual regions. This allowed extreme corruption to prosper and the church was basically exploiting people. Martin Luther was sick of this and he used the newly developed idea of a printing press to spread his message in order to fight the Catholic church's corruption.
Answer:
I believe he means something like, you are born into certain positions. There is no need to argue or for people to vote for a leader.
Explanation:
"No distinction is attached to birth among the Turks; the deference to be paid to a man is measured by the position he holds in the public service.", everyone is pretty much "equal" in a sense.
"There is no fighting for precedence", there is no fighting to be important
"In making his appointments the Sultan pays no regard to any pretensions on the score of wealth or rank, nor does he take into consideration recommendations or popularity, he considers each case on its own merits, and examines carefully into the character, ability, and disposition of the man whose promotion is in question", The Sultan (pretty much means king or ruler) does not base anyone by the cover of their book.
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