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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 assumption that nature is all there is, and that nature has been governed by the same rules at all times and places, makes it possible for natural science to be confident that it can explain such things as how life began. ↗

— Phillip E. Johnson

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Order is manifestly maintained in the universe... governed by the sovereign will of God. ↗

— James Prescott Joule

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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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The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their exploits with the highest praises, yet very frequently confess that all things are held together and governed by one spirit or mind. ↗

— Lactantius

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Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. ↗

— Adrian Cronauer

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And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible. ↗

— Alan Rickman

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George W. Bush broke a mold four years ago: Even though he lost the popular vote, he governed as if he had won by acclamation. ↗

— Tony Snow

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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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