Cite "others--as most legislators, politicians, lawyers, ministers, and office-holders--serve the state chiefly with their heads; and, as they rarely make any moral distinctions, they are as likely to serve the devil, without intending it, as god."

The Duty of Civil Disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau

Explanation:

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American writer, philosopher and poet. In the years leading to the Civil War, Thoreau became renowned due to his pro-abolitionist stance, his defense of individualism, and his views on limiting the power of the government. The Duty of Civil Disobedience, written in 1849, is an essay where he argues individuals should actively resist an unjust government. Part of this resistance comes from not submitting blindly to the government because, as in the quoted passage, it could lead to a situation where those whose duty is to serve the state, end up acting immorally ("they are as likely to serve the devil, without intending it, as God.")