Governed Quotes

422 Governed quotes by 322 unique authors

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. — George Bernard Shaw
Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are… — Leland Stanford
The more a race is governed by its passions, the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned argument, the more intense will… — Stendhal
The reason advertising is governed by fear, after all, is that most agencies rely on just a few clients to bring in the lion's share… — James Surowiecki
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. — Jonathan Swift
The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. — Daniel Webster
What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind. — Woodrow Wilson
Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government. — Mary Wollstonecraft
I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is toward individuals: for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but… — Jonathan Swift
I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Certain mystes aver that the real world has been constructed by the human mind, since our ways are governed by the artificial categories into which… — Gene Wolfe
Small islands, not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something absurd, in supposing… — Thomas Paine
Every time I hear a political speech or I read those of our leaders, I am horrified at having, for years, heard nothing which sounded… — Albert Camus
If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.… — James Madison
Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed.... Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his power… — Mahatma Gandhi
When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such… — Sigmund Freud
The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the… — Thomas Jefferson
The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and… — Edmund Burke
If men will not be governed by the Ten Commandments, they shall be governed by the ten thousand commandments — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning… — Maria Montessori
Thinking about time is to acknowledge two contradictory certainties: that our outward lives are governed by the seasons and the clock; that our inward lives… — Jeanette Winterson
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth — Bertrand Russell
My own view is that the Churches should frankly recognise that the majority of the British people are not Christians and, therefore, cannot be expected… — C.S. Lewis
No one is willing to believe that adults too, like children, wander about this earth in a daze and, like children, do not know where… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It takes very little to govern good people. Very little. And bad people cant be governed at all. Or if they could I never heard… — Cormac McCarthy

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