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Arafat's whole life has been governed by struggle and a cause. Everything he has done as leader of the Palestinians is to always leave his options open, never close a door.

~Dennis Ross

Topics: Always Arafat Been Cause Close Done Door Everything Governed He His Leader Leave Life Never Open Options Palestinians Struggle Whole

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The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs are otherwise governed by federal law.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Affairs Consent Derive Federal Governed Government Law Local Locally Only Otherwise Powers Those Unless

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Specifically, the reservation of sovereignty to the people of the states in matters not governed by federal law is constitutionally defined and permanently enshrined in the 10th Amendment.

~Dick Thornburgh

Topics: Amendment Defined Federal Governed Law Matters People Permanently Reservation Sovereignty Specifically States

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I've titled this book 'Eighty Is Not Enough' not just for the obvious play on words, but as a way of expressing the single idea that has governed my entire life, that every moment of life is precious, that every step we take is an adventure, that every day on earth is a gift from God.

~Dick Van Patten

Topics: Adventure Book Day Earth Eighty Enough Entire Entire Life Every Every Day Every Step Expressing Gift God Governed Idea Just Life Moment Obvious Play Precious Single Step Take Way Words

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The men who founded and governed Massachusetts and Connecticut took themselves so seriously that they kept track of everything they did for the benefit of posterity and hoarded their papers so carefully that the whole history of the United States, recounted mainly by their descendants, has often appeared to be the history of New England writ large.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: Appeared Benefit Carefully Connecticut Descendants Did England Everything Founded Governed History Kept Large Mainly Massachusetts Men New New England Often Papers Posterity Seriously States The History Of Themselves Took Track United United States Who Whole Writ

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All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are governed. That is a milestone we left a long time ago.

~Edward Snowden

Topics: Able Governed How Left Long Long Time Long Time Ago Milestone Public Say Time Wanted

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Democracy demands that judges confine themselves to a narrow sphere of influence - that is why the late Alexander Bickel called the judiciary the 'Least Dangerous Branch.' In a world governed by a proper conception of their role, judges don't play at being legislators - they leave that job to our elected representatives.

~Edwin Meese

Topics: Alexander Being Branch Conception Confine Dangerous Demands Democracy Elected Governed Influence Job Judges Judiciary Late Least Leave Legislators Narrow Our Play Proper Representatives Role Sphere Themselves Why World

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While I value the good opinion of my fellow citizens as highly as anyone, I may be permitted to say that I am governed by higher considerations than either the favor or the fear of man. I am impelled to the course I have taken because I fear God.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Am Anyone Because Citizens Considerations Course Either Favor Fear Fear God Fellow Fellow Citizens God Good Good Opinion Governed Higher Highly Impelled Man May Opinion Permitted Say Taken Than Value While I Am

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The Assad regime has lost the consent of the governed, and it is difficult to see how a replacement Alawite regime would be able to regain this consent.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Able Consent Difficult Governed How Lost Regain Regime Replacement See Would

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Voters will decide how they want to be governed.

~Evangelos Venizelos

Topics: Decide Governed How Voters Want Will

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