Government
GOV'ERNMENT, noun Direction; regulation. These precepts will serve for thegovernment of our conduct.
1. Control; restraint. Men are apt to neglect the government of their temper and passions.
2. The exercise of authority; direction and restraint exercised over the actions of men in communities, societies or states; the administration of public affairs, according to established constitution, laws and usages, or by arbitrary edicts. Prussia rose to importance under the government of Frederick II.
3. The exercise of authority by a parent or householder. Children are often ruined by a neglect of government in parents.
Let family government be like that of our heavenly Father, mild, gentle and affectionate.
4. The system of polity in a state; that form of fundamental rules and principles by which a nation or state is governed, or by which individual members of a body politic are to regulate their social actions; a constitution, either written or unwritten, by which the rights and duties of citizens and public officers are prescribed and defined; as a monarchial government or a republican government
Thirteen governments thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without the pretence of miracle or mystery, are a great point gained in favor of the rights of mankind.
5. An empire, kingdom or state; any territory over which the right of sovereignty is extended.
6. The right of governing or administering the laws. The king of England vested the government of Ireland in the lord lieutenant.
7. The persons or council which administer the laws of a kingdom or state; executive power.
8. Manageableness; compliance; obsequiousness.
9. Regularity of behavior. [Not in use.]
10. Management of the limbs or body. [Not in use.]
11. In grammar, the influence of a word in regard to construction, as when established usage required that one word should cause another to be in a particular case or mode.
SCRIPTURE:
First, I will develop within me the courage to stand up and defend that which I believe to be right. I will declare my personal witness that the heavens are not closed. The Lord continues to guide and direct all of his children on earth if they will but heed his voice. I will teach my firm conviction that the foundation of any righteous government is the law that has been received from the Lord to guide and direct man’s efforts. Righteous government receives direction from the Lord. The scripture President Tanner quoted bears this out, in our country, in the establishment of this government. “And for this purpose have I established the Constitution of this land, by the hands of wise men whom I raised up unto this very purpose, and redeemed the land by the shedding of blood.” (D&C 101:80.)
I have resolved to do all that is within my power to keep alive the same faith which existed in the hearts and souls of our early founding fathers.
We have the best government that money can buy.
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other's consent.
Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
PERSONAL DEFINITION:
I think that Government in our Country is like a force that keeps things safe and running.
But we can also have government in ourselves, and when we govern ourselves, we keep our thoughts and actions safe and running.
How do we govern ourselves? We can monitor our thoughts (For thoughts become actions) and we can make sure to have balance by centering our lives around Christ. When we do that, and always put first things first, then we can govern ourselves and be truly happy. :)
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