"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself" --Michel de Montaigne Governance generally refers to the interplay of two things: command and obedience, those who rule, and those who are subject to the rules. There are several contexts in which the "command and obedience" dynamic is at play. The state comes to mind first, but there are at least four other groups where governance comes into play. The most immediate and personal experience we have of governance is within ourselves, in our own efforts at self-control. This governance of self by the individual is at the heart of any other sort of government. In fact, every form of government is at the mercy of the...
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