Quotes about Governance
Those that deem politics beneath their dignity are doomed to be governed by those of lesser talents.
— Aristotle
In creating human beings in his likeness so that we could govern in his manner, God gave us a measure of independent power. Without such power, we absolutely could not resemble God in the close manner he intended, nor could we be God's coworkers. The locus or depository of this necessary power is the human body. This explains, in theological terms, why we have a body at all. That body is our primary area of power, freedom, and—therefore—responsibility.
— Dallas Willard
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
— Psalm 9:8
The most powerful men are not public men: a public man is responsible, and a responsible man is a slave. It is private life that governs the world.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Jika para pemberi suara tidak tahu alat terpenting yang dimanfaatkan pemimpin mereka, bisakah bangsa tersebut mengklaim sebagai bangsa yang demokratis?
— John Perkins
Reign is no doubt wording that is a little too grand for the contemporary mind, though what it refers to is what everyone actually pursues in life. We have been trained to think of "reigning" as exclusionary of others. But in the heart of the divine conspiracy, it just means to be free and powerful in the creation and governance of what is good. In the life of prayer we are training for, we reign in harmonious union with the infinite power of God.
— Dallas Willard
The conclusion affirmed by the narrative is that wherever YHWH governs as an alternative to Pharaoh, there the restfulness of YHWH effectively counters the restless anxiety of Pharaoh.
— Walter Brueggemann
No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.
— Thomas a Kempis
A kingdom always includes three fundamental components: a ruler, a realm of subjects who fall under his rule, and the rules or governances.
— Tony Evans
The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.
— Nehemiah 5:15
Twas a special gift of God that speech was given to mankind; for through the Word, and not by force, wisdom governs.
— Martin Luther
The poor complain that they are governed badly. The rich complain that they are governed at all.
— GK Chesterton