The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them. Patrick Henry
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of the common man. William Beveridge
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. Seneca
The rulers are mortal - The homeland is eternal. Latin Proverb
He's like the rulers of la Rocca: a lot of smoke and no meat. Corsican Proverb