Quotes About Governance

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men you must first enable the government to control the governed and in the next place oblige it to control itself.

A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to Farce, or a Tragedy, or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance. and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

In framing a government, which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty is this: You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.

Quotes. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

Our First Amendment freedoms give us the right to think what we like and say what we please. And if we the people are to govern ourselves, we must have these rights even if they are misused by a minority.

an awareness of who's in charge. Hint: not you.

controlling.

No man is good enough to govern another man, without that other's consent.

The histories and tragedies of Shakespeare that Lincoln loved most dealt with themes that would resonate to a president in the midst of civil war: political intrigue, the burdens of power, the nature of ambition, the relationship of leaders to those they governed. The plays illuminated with stark beauty the dire consequences of civil strife, the evils wrought by jealousy and disloyalty, the emotions evoked by the death of a child, the sundering of family ties or love of country.

If this were so; it meant the people I knew didn't belong in the governing class. And the other people did. And I intended to be in the governing class. If they proved too hard for me I would quit, but until I made the effort I would not quit. And find out if I was too weak to hold my own. -Theodore Roosevelt

You will not face Sybilla because alone of all of us, she does not know you are venal. She still thinks you care for Scotland and for us, and are prepared to think both more important than riches; for our sake to govern your ambition; for the boy's sake to master your emotions. And when she sees you——' 'She will know she was wrong,' Lymond said.

Resumamos: es un hecho bien conocido que las personas que más deseos tienen de gobernar a la gente son, ipso facto, las menos adecuadas para ello. Abreviemos el resumen: a cualquiera que sea capaz de nombrarse Presidente a sí mismo, no debería permitírsele en modo alguno realizar dicha tarea. Abreviemos el resumen del resumen: la gente es un problema.

of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To

It is a well-known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... Anyone who is capable of getting themselves into a position of power should on no account be allowed to do the job

Hükmetmek isteyenlerin hiçbirinin hükmetmesine izin verilemiyorsa, bu iÅŸi kim yapabilirdi?

Who can possibly rule, if no one who wants to do it can be allowed to?

Özetlersek: Ä°yi bilinen bir gerçektir ki, halk? yönetmeyi en çok isteyenler, ipso facto, bu iÅŸi yapmaya en az uygun olanlard?r. Özeti özetleyecek olursak: kendisinin BaÅŸkan yap?lmas?n? saÄŸlayabilecek kiÅŸilerin bu iÅŸi yapmas?na hiçbir surette izin verilmemesi gerekir. Özetin özetinin özeti: Halk bir problemdir.

We only need a simple software to solve corruption problem provided the handlers possess integrity.

The rule of reason is the true sovereign in the American system.

Digital transformation therefore requires redesign and re-engineering on every level – people, process, technology and governance.

While we don't have the authority on the state level to change federal policy, my fellow governors and I do have a duty to protect our states' citizens, and we have a personal responsibility to act when we have the power to do so.

He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be shall never want attentive and favorable hearers.

Part of what is wrong with the view of American imperialism is that it is antithetical to our interests. We are better off when people are governing themselves. I'm sure there is some guy that will tell you that philosophy is no different from the Roman Empire's. Well, it is fundamentally different.

I can paint pictures, but I cannot rule men.