#governed

If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it is impossible that one part should be independent of all the rest. ↗

— Charles Hodge

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

— George Bernard Shaw

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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

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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

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When you've moved past a point where you're just scrambling for jobs, you think about the things that you want to do. And the things that you want to do are governed by what you've seen, what you choose to embrace. ↗

— Danny Glover

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

— Stephen Hawking

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