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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason. ↗

— Samuel Adams

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A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it. ↗

— Christopher Alexander

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Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them. ↗

— B. R. Ambedkar

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This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments. ↗

— Jacques Delors

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In Algeria, I had begun to get into literature and philosophy. I dreamed of writing-and already models were instructing the dream, a certain language governed it. ↗

— Jacques Derrida

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The world is governed by opinion. ↗

— William Ellery Channing

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The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim. ↗

— Henry Fielding

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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. ↗

— Confucius

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An educated people can be easily governed. ↗

— Frederick The Great

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The only legitimate right to govern is an express grant of power from the governed. ↗

— William Henry Harrison

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