The oppinion of 10.000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject. - Marcus Aurelius


We must persuade our citizens that the gods are the Lords and rulers of all things and what is done, is done by their will and authority; and they are the great benefactors of men, and know who everyone is, and what he does, and what sins he commits, and what he intends to do, and with what piety he fulfills his religious duties.
Cicero, The Laws, 2:15