1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
"By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
If we had been deprived of it, the most serious consequence would be that we'd be deprived of philosophy.