And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness. (Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit.) - Alcuin
The welfare of the people is the ultimate law. (Salus Populi Suprema Est Lex) - Cicero
Vox populi vox Dei - Attributed to Stephen A. Douglas