Governing Quotes

228 Governing quotes by 192 unique authors

I build no system. I ask an end to privilege, the abolition of slavery, equality of rights, and the reign of law. Justice, nothing else;… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The President didn't offer any clarity in his latest speech about what he would do to tackle our nation's debt before it tackles us and… — Paul Ryan
Every now and then, President Obama sorta drops his veil. He's less coy about his philosophy, he sort of reveals his true governing philosophy, what… — Paul Ryan
The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin. — Gloria Steinem
I think that Minnesota is different because we are proving that tri-partisan government could work, that you do not need to necessarily be a Democrat… — Jesse Ventura
All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth. — Aristotle
Satan has control now. No matter where you look, he is in control, even in our own land. He is guiding the governments as far… — Joseph Fielding Smith
Writing laws is easy, but governing is difficult. — Leo Tolstoy
You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what… — Lloyd Alexander
I think the subject which will be of most importance politically is Mass Psychology... Its importance has been enormously increased by the growth of modern… — Bertrand Russell
We believe that to govern perfectly it is necessary to avoid governing too much. — James Hilton
Government has become ungovernable; that is, it cannot leave off governing. Law has become lawless; that is, it cannot see where laws should stop. The… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The alcoholic and the drug addict harm only themselves by their behavior; the person who violates the rules of morality governing mans life in society… — Ludwig von Mises
The dismaying truth is that birtherism is part of a larger pattern of rejection of reality that has taken hold of intimidating segments of one… — Hendrik Hertzberg
It is certain, I think, that the best government is the one that governs the least. But there is a much-neglected corollary: the best citizen… — Wendell Berry
[Y]ou possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all… — Aristophanes
Being a victim is more palatable than having to recognize the intrinsic contradictions of one's own governing philosophy. — Tom Clancy
It is not the actions of others which trouble us (for those actions are controlled by their governing part), but rather it is our own… — Marcus Aurelius
Consequently, citizen legislators, rotating back to their communities after a short period of public service—considered an indispensable and routine characteristic and design of representative government… — Mark Levin
The Seventeenth Amendment serves not the public's interest but the interests of the governing masterminds and their disciples. Its early proponents advanced it not because… — Mark Levin
Class warfare or soaking the so-called rich may make for good populist demagoguery and serve the political ends of the governing masterminds, but it does… — Mark Levin
Britain's continuing membership of the Community would mean the end of Britain as a completely self-governing nation — Tony Benn
The same technologies enabling us to work together at a distance are creating the expectation to do better at governing ourselves. — Beth Simone Noveck
There is no governing structure for a pandemic, and little more than vague political pressure to ensure limited access to life-sparing tools and medicines for… — Laurie Garrett
Rules governing defecation, hygiene, and pollution exist in every culture at every period in history. It may in fact be the foundation of civilization: What… — Rose George

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