Quotes About Rulership

Alzó cuatro nudosos dedos—: la erudición de los sabios, la justicia de los poderosos, las plegarias de los justos y el coraje de los valerosos. Pero eso no vale nada... —Cerró los dedos en un puño— sin un gobernante que conozca el arte de gobernar.

Control the coinage and the courts—let the rabble have the rest.

It requires good government. That does not depend upon laws or precedent, but upon the personal qualities of whoever governs.

Arrakis has it's own way determining who wears the mantle of authority,' Kynes said.

Control the coinage and the courts – let the rabble have the rest." Thus the Padishah Emperor advised you. And he tells you: "If you want profits, you must rule." There is truth in these words, but I ask myself: "Who are the rabble and who are the ruled?

O bun? guvernare nu depinde niciodat? de legi, ci de calit??ile personale ale celor care guverneaz?. MaÈ™in?ria guvernamental? este întotdeauna subordonat? voinÈ›ei celor care-o administreaz?. De aceea, cel mai important element al artei guvern?rii este metoda de alegere a conduc?torului.

Åžunu haf?zana kaz? evlat: Dünya dört ÅŸeyin üzerinde durur... Ä°ri eklemli dört parma??n? kald?rm??t?. Bilgelerin ilmi, yücelerin adaleti, hakl?lar?n duas? ve yiÄŸitlerin cesareti. Ama hükmetme sanat?n? bilen bir hükümdar olmadan... Parmaklar?n? indirip yumruÄŸunu s?km??t?. Bunlar hiçbir iÅŸe yaramaz.

Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny," Paul said.

rule by one man, rule by the many, or rule by the few.

Caligula, probably did not, in reality, appoint his horse as consul but would still be murdered by his own guards

Instantly Mehmet had clarified the practice of Ottoman succession, which he was later to codify as a law of fratricide: "whichever of my sons inherits the sultan's throne, it behooves him to kill his brother in the interest of the world order.

Krall?k etmek için bir krall?k d???nda hiçbir eksiÄŸi yoktu. (Quod nihil illi deerat ad regnandum praeter regnum)

This raises the question whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the contrary. My reply is that I would like to be both but as it is difficult to combine love and fear, if one has to choose between them it is far safer to be feared than loved

The weak often have revolutionary sentiments; they think they would be well off if they were not ruled, and fail to perceive that they can rule neither themselves nor others.

To be under the rule of wise figures is more valuable and beneficial than ruling the idiot and fool ones.

Kings ought to differ from their subjects, not in kind, but in perfection.

Because God says that he raises up and places all people in places of authority, it is God who raises up a king. It is God that sets one down.

A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments.

All who have taken it upon themselves to rule over others have incurred hatred and unpopularity for a time; but if one has a great aim to pursue, this burden of envy must be accepted, and it is wise to accept it.

No state, no government exists. What does in fact exist is a man, or a few men, in power over many men.

Pageantry is a visionary art which has been used, from time immemorial, as a political instrument.

He was too astute a politician, too ambitious a Prince, to confuse friendship with statecraft.

Thus, early on, while the people were declared "sovereign," they were precluded from governing.

In the land of Bad Ass, Acheron reigned supreme.