Govern Quotes

513 Govern quotes by 381 unique authors

The king reigns but does not govern. — Adolphe Thiers
"Ideals are like stars," Carl Schurz wrote. "You will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like seafarers on the desert of waters,… — Joan D. Chittister
What discord we should bring into the universe if our prayers were all answered. Then we should govern the world and not God. And do… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
There are principles which govern our life-they are the principles of Life. If our life is lived according to these principles all is well, and… — Henry Thomas Hamblin
Mankind's ability to understand and control the forces of nature greatly exceeds our ability to govern ourselves — George Soros
The whole argument with the anti-suffragists, or even the critical suffragist man, is this: that you can govern human beings without their consent. — Emmeline Pankhurst
The dead govern the living. — Auguste Comte
At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain… — Ron Fournier
I always tried to do what I believed is right and I've always voted the way that I believe was the right way for my… — Jan Brewer
The founders were very worried that if parties developed in America, you might have something like the modern Italian system, where you have 20 different… — Michael Beschloss
If we have only one that can govern, and we chose him... does that mean we're not democratic? — Ahmed Ali
Where these reduced (operational - E.W.) concepts govern the analysis of the human reality, individual or social, mental or material, they arrive at a false… — Herbert Marcuse
The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to govern the society. — Claudio Hummes
It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern. — Stephen Harper
In this point of the case the question is distinctly presented whether the people of the United States are to govern through representatives chosen by… — Andrew Jackson
Personally, Iâ€™ve gotten so that I now use a kind of two-track analysis. First, what are the factors that really govern the interests involved, rationally… — Charlie Munger
Of our political revolution of '76, we all are justly proud. It has given us a degree of political freedom, far exceeding that of any… — Abraham Lincoln
Seeing John Major govern the country is like watching Edward Scissorhands try to make balloon animals. — Simon Hoggart
My father once admonished me to master the laws that govern fine writing until I could weave my words into worlds. If ever I accomplish… — Brandon Mull
Obama and his associates are fantastic campaigners but have little ability or skill to govern. — Edward Klein

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