They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money.

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

A prince who will not undergo the difficulty of understanding must undergo the danger of trusting

Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them.

It doesn't mean something can't be orchestrated behind the scenes. This will be decided in the court of public opinion.