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

— Samuel Adams

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

— William Henry Harrison

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Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion. ↗

— James Joyce

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It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose. ↗

— Walter Kaufmann

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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it. ↗

— Walter Kaufmann

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This country must be governed, and can be governed, simply on questions of policy and administration and the French Canadians who have had any part in this movement have never had any other intention but to organise upon those party distinctions and upon no other. ↗

— Wilfrid Laurier

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