Full Idea
It is preferable that law should rule rather than any single citizen.
Gist of Idea
It is preferable that law should rule rather than any single citizen
Source
Aristotle (Politics [c.332 BCE], 1287a19)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Politics', ed/tr. Sinclair,T.A. /Saunders,T. [Penguin 1992], p.226
A Reaction
This assumes that the law is sensible. An exception would be when a wise ruler takes over a very corrupted state, which has passed evil laws. Nelson Mandela.