governing

is about leadership. 'Divide and rule' is a sound motto, but 'unite and lead' is a better one.

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

is easier than destruction. With enough leverage, a finger could overturn the world... but to support the world, one must have the shoulders of hercules.

It is easier to conquer than to administer. With enough leverage, a finger could overturn the world... but to support the world, one must have the shoulders of Hercules. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

is best is wnen it teaches us to govern ourselves.

What government is the best' That which teaches us to govern ourselves. [Ger., Welche Regierung die beste sei' Diejenige die uns lehrt uns selbst zu regieren.] Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

To rule is easy, to govern difficult. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

is to structure the possible field of action of others' (through norms and other regularities).

To govern, in this sense, is to structure the possible field of action of others' (Dreyfus 'power and being' (Foucault in Dreyfus 'Power and being' NET).

is not of interest to women as long as they govern men.

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

is, along with parenting, in pursuit of order, not justice.

Parents, and governments, pursue order, not justice.

is difficult but not impossible. Humanity is not ungovernable: it merely happens that rarely does a man govern who deserves to govern.

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governing