#governed

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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Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed. ↗

— DeForest Soaries

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

— Nelson A. Miles

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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share allowed them in the deliberations of government. ↗

— Mary Wollstonecraft

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What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

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

— Roberto Assagioli

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Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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The human race is governed by its imagination. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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The bed is now as public as the dinner table and governed by the same rules of formal confrontation. ↗

— Angela Carter

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