Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.
Salus populi suprema lex esto.
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Cicero
Roman statesman and philosopher (106-43 BC). A novus homo who reached the consulship, he saved Rome from Catiline in 63 BC and opposed Caesar's dictatorship. After the Philippics, Antony had his head nailed to the Forum.
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Source: キケロ『法律について』第3巻第8章Verified
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