#governed

Two hundred years ago, our Founding Fathers gave us a democracy. It was based upon the simple, yet noble, idea that government derives its validity from the consent of the governed. ↗

— Paul Tsongas

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The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. ↗

— Daniel Webster

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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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The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs are otherwise governed by federal law. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

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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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A general presumption that Icings will govern well, is not a sufficient security to the People... those who subjected themselves to the will of a man were governed by a beast. ↗

— Algernon Sidney

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Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law. ↗

— Solon

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Our relations with the Indians have been governed chiefly by treaties and trade, or war and subjugation. ↗

— Nelson A. Miles

#chiefly #governed #indians #our #relations

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. ↗

— Roberto Assagioli

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Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out. ↗

— Raoul Vaneigem

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