The Gods, they speak to us.

"Except where I am convinced that an informer does not expect to benefit directly or indirectly by his accusations, but brings them from a sense of true patriotism and public decency, I not only discount their importance as evidence but I put a black mark against that informer's name and never afterwards employ him in any position of trust..."

Letter from Augustus to Livia

I, Claudius by Robert Graves, pg. 324