Govern

Famous quotes containing the word govern:

“To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.”
—Nigel Lawson (b. 1932)

“And when a woman’s will is as strong as the man’s who wants to govern her, half her strength must be concealment.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)

“The Athenians govern the Greeks; I govern the Athenians; you, my wife, govern me; your son governs you.”
—Themistocles (c. 528–c. 462 B.C.)