#governed

It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu Ghraib is governed by the Geneva Conventions, which have been signed by both the U.S. and Iraq. ↗

— John Yoo

#been #between #both #conventions #detained

That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that have signed them. ↗

— John Yoo

#applies #because #between #conflict #conflicts

The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract. ↗

— Stephen Hawking

#directly #equations #governed #science #solve

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few. ↗

— David Hume

#governed #many #more #nothing #surprising

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own. ↗

— William Ralph Inge

#astonishing #governed #how #little #mankind

Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct. ↗

— Muhammad Iqbal

#instinct #man #passion #primarily

The economy is not governed with the bottom half in mind. ↗

— William Greider

#economy #governed #half #mind

Happiness doesn't depend on any external conditions, it is governed by our mental attitude. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#any #attitude #conditions #depend #external

Today we stand on a bridge leading from the territorial state to the world community. Politically, we are still governed by the concept of the territorial state; economically and technically, we live under the auspices of worldwide communications and worldwide markets. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

#bridge #communications #community #concept #economically

As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed. ↗

— Josiah Strong

#governed #largest #our #rule #worst