Quotes About Authority

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

He that would govern others, first should be Master of himself.

You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.

It has always seemed to me that those who are without power, who have to create their own in a makeshifit way, know more about life than those who govern.

My plan is to govern as long as I can.

The sovereigns of the Internet are acting like they have a divine right to govern.

In order to govern, you have to win.

The president has to govern.

The laws of the lowly gangster govern Qaddafi and his sons.

You have to govern like you've got a majority. It doesn't matter whether it's one seat, five or 10 seats.

Britain must govern Britain and nothing less will do.

Once a bishop is appointed, in terms of governance, we are semi-autonomous. It's not like we are branch managers of a bank or something.

Strong governance is very, very important.

An educated people can be easily governed.

We were given a system of government that places the people at the center of all decision-making and relies on the consent of the governed, with our rights and the government's limitations clearly outlined.

We have more and more rules coming out of Europe telling us what to do, and I think people are getting a bit fed up with it. This was supposed to be a common market. I don't remember them ever saying we would be governed by Brussels and become a satellite of Europe.

Democratic government requires the consent of the governed.

Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change.

We will not let bureaucracy stand in the way of governing.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

The government serves the people - not vice-versa.

Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may.

Government should fear the people, not the other way around.