"I affirm my support for the rule of law. I am no lawyer and have experience of appearing in court only as a medical witness when I was a government doctor; yet I am aware of the importance that the law plays in protecting the life and limb, liberty and property of the citizen. No man is above the law, not even those in power. Those in power are in fact trustees and their duty is to promote the public good, not self-enrichment."
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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, (26 October 1982)
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