People\'s Welfare is the Supreme Law

KOMPAS/JUMARTO YULIANUS

A crowd of supporters bearing campaign flags surround the South Kalimantan governor and deputy governor candidates, Denny Indrayana and Difriadi Darjat (center, wearing garlands), as the group heads en masse for the pair to register at the South Kalimantan General Elections Commission (KPU) on Saturday (5/9/2020) in Banjarmasin. Using the moniker “H2D” for Haji Denny-Difriadi, the candidates have the backing of three political parties in the 2020 regional elections

Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC) said that the people\'s welfare should be the supreme law. Salus populi suprema lex esto.

Cicero\'s thoughts from two thousand years ago about how leaders should consider various state issues are still relevant. People\'s welfare should always be placed above everything.