Quotes About Governance

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.

La politique est l'art d'empcher les gens de se mler de ce qui les regarde. (Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are properly their business.

Word of the day- kakistocracy. From the Greek meaning government by the worst persons, least qualified or most unprincipled.

directorships, and at worst

Likewise, consider the statement of Benjamin Franklin delivered at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787: "I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of man.

If you want to understand how a government works, the laws tell you.

The dead hand of society's inertia and the financial interest of the elite minority hold us back as a species. They govern us so they can continue to govern us.

I was never a dictator, I just had a huge amount of political clout.

Traits I can manage, prohibited words I can't.

Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.

You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”

“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ëIs it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?í Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”

Then the trees said to the grapevine, ëCome and reign over us.í

Now listen to them, but you must solemnly warn them and show them the manner of the king who will reign over them.”

All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them.

Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

Azariah son of Nathan was in charge of the governors; Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and adviser to the king;

Ben-deker in Makaz, in Shaalbim, in Beth-shemesh, and in Elon-beth-hanan;

Ben-hesed in Arubboth (Socoh and all the land of Hepher belonged to him);

Ben-abinadab in Naphath-dor (Taphath, a daughter of Solomon, was his wife);