#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

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico? ↗

— Stephen Ambrose

#better off #california #governed #mexico #off

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

— William Greider

#economy #governed #half #mind

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#easily #governed #more #than #their

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#badly #being #governed #objected #poor

We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act. ↗

— Charles Darwin

#allow #created #governed #insect #laws

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

It is impossible to predict the time and progress of revolution. It is governed by its own more or less mysterious laws. ↗

— Vladimir Lenin

#governed #impossible #laws #less #more