The only universal rules are the laws of the country in ordinary affai… — Pensées
SAPIR 861
The only universal rules are the laws of the country in ordinary affairs, and of the majority in others. Whence comes this? From the might which is in them. Hence it comes that kings, who have power of a different kind, do not follow the majority of their ministers.
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (WLC), CC BY 4.0