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As civilisation advances, the deities lessen in number, the divine powers become concentrated more and more in one Being, and God rules over the whole earth, maketh the clouds his chariot, and reigns above the waterfloods as a king.
Annie Besant
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The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to govern the society.
Claudio Hummes
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That a peasant may become king does not render the kingdom democratic.


Woodrow Wilson
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Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.


Michel de Montaigne
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We make our own future; we govern ourselves, and to govern is to choose.


Martin O'Malley
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The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.


Lord Acton
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To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.


Nigel Lawson
A desire arises in the mind. It is satisfied immediately another comes. In the interval which separates two desires a perfect calm reigns in the mind. It is at this moment freed from all thought, love or hate. Complete peace equally reigns between two mental waves.
Swami Sivananda
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There is no fulfillment in things whatsoever. And I think one of the reasons that depression reigns supreme amongst the rich and famous is some of them thought that maybe those things would bring them happiness. But what, in fact, does is having a cause, having a passion. And that's really what gives life's true meaning.
Ben Carson
Clever and attractive women do not want to vote; they are willing to let men govern as long as they govern men.
George Bernard Shaw
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Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.


William Penn
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There is no doubt a president has to govern for everyone.


Enrique Pena Nieto
Other men have created FTSE 100 companies. But I believe no man has done this in his lifetime without acquisition or borrowing. My one regret is handing over the reigns.
Peter Hargreaves
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Even when it comes to zippers and buttons, Italy reigns supreme. The luxury market is ours, as demonstrated by the voracity with which various foreign conglomerates are buying up the jewels of our manufacturing sector.
Lapo Elkann
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Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing.


Vladimir Lenin
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In Parliament we debate on and we decide the laws that are going to govern the country.


Diane Abbott
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Obama is a statist. He's an authoritarian. He doesn't want to govern; he wants to rule.


Rush Limbaugh
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My faith, and especially my faith as a Catholic, does inform me and does guide me.


Steve King
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Benghazi matters because Americans deserve to know the truth from those entrusted to lead and govern.
Trey Gowdy
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A Democrat has to show the toughness to govern. People don't doubt that Republicans will be tough.


Al From
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