How powerful would the priests have been if God had spoken straight to the people? When accountants say, "This is what the rules of the government require; thi

How powerful would the priests have been if God had spoken straight to the people? When accountants say, "This is what the rules of the government require; this is what the rules of our investors require; this is what the rules of the exchange where we hope to be listed require," they do so in a context where all of those parties speak for themselves.