Reasonable Authority Figure/Quotes

Then Anu and Bel called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak;

—Code of Hammurabi

The king is under the law, for it is the law that makes him king.

—Proverbial

"The Evil Overlord kills for fun and profit. The Good Overlord kills for the good of his nation. The 'Pacifist Overlord' is more accurately described as 'The Former-Overlord'."

—OddHat, When I Am The Benevolent Overlord