(72 quotes found)
“When we say ‘our rulers’, we mean those who are engaged in the manipulation of symbols. We must consider ourselves a symbolic, semantic class of life, and cannot cease from being so… those who control the symbols rule us.Bankers, priests, lawyers,… politicians, [and news media] constitute one class [of our rulers] and work together. They do not produce any values but manipulate the values produced by others, and often pass signs for no value at all. Scientists and teachers also comprise a ruling class. They produce the main values mankind has, but, at present, they do not realize this. They are, in the main, ruled by the cunning methods of the first class.”
Alfred Korzybski
“Rulers do not reduce taxes to be kind. Expediency and greed create high taxation, and normally it takes an impending catastrophe to bring it down.”
Charles Adams
“And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.”
Bible
“And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.”
“And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; / And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.”
“And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; / Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.”
“Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? / Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? / But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.”
“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? / Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.”
“Rulers were made to be broken.”
Michael Isenberg
