Salus populi suprema lex esto ( Latin `` The health of the people should be the supreme law , '' `` Let the good ( or safety ) of the people be the supreme ( or highest ) law '' or `` The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law '' ) is found in Cicero 's `` De Legibus '' ( book III , part III , sub .
Salus populi suprema lex esto ( Latin `` The safety of the people should be the supreme law , '' or `` The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law '' ) is found in Cicero 's `` De Legibus '' ( book III , part III , sub .