"Put not your trust in princes"

Thanks to Rick for posting Dean Kearney's 2015 Pallium Lecture. The lecture's concluding admonition is about the stance one should take toward the Supreme Court with respect to religious liberty. But its application can be generalized, as it is the verse that keeps coming to mind as I struggle to describe the reactions of many religious believers toward the Supreme Court these days:

“Put not your trust in princes.” I confess that the admonition is taken out of context, but is this not the right attitude for citizens of a democracy to cultivate? Princes in black robes are no more to be trusted to protect our freedoms than are any others.