Abraham Lincoln

I go to assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God, who assisted him, shall be with me and aid me, I must fail; but if the same omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him shall guide and support me, I shall not fail - I shall succeed.

American President

Gary Wright

Unfortunately, music devolved instead of evolved. The music business got into the hands of lawyers and accountants rather than the entrepreneurial creative people, and that's when the beginning of the end started. It's all based on money instead of art and creativity.

American Musician

Trey Anastasio

My life had become a catastrophe. I had no idea how to turn it around. My band had broken up. I had almost lost my family. My whole life had devolved into a disaster. I believe that the police officer who stopped me at three a.m. that morning saved my life.

Andrea Seigel

Ultimately, criticism that 'The Real World' has devolved into a lesser enterprise comes from the viewers who came of age alongside it, not the teens of the moment that MTV has always existed for.

American Novelist

Matthew Davis

I'm one of those people where, the more responsibility I have, the better I become. The more I rise up to it. The less responsibility I have, the more I can easily devolve.

American Actor

Ezra Cornell

My dear, the duty that devolved wholly on you in my absence of guiding and expanding the minds of our dear children is a laborious one and a responsible one.

American Businessman

David Lidington

A strong devolved government is vital so that we have proper local decision-making, helping to strengthen the economy and build a more united community.

British Politician

Millard Fillmore

Upon you, fellow-citizens, as the representatives of the States and the people, is wisely devolved the legislative power.

Dalai Lama

My desire to devolve authority has nothing to do with a wish to shirk responsibility.

Tibetan Leader

Chuck Fleischmann

When you have... bipartisan support, it shouldn't devolve into a bipartisan fight.

American Politician

Often used in political or administrative discussions about distributing tasks.

Government Context

'Devolve' can mean passing non-tangible items like authority or a workload.

Not Always Physical

Sometimes used to suggest hesitation or unwillingness in the transfer of power.

May Imply Reluctance

Indicates a move from order to disorder or from a better to worse state.

Negative Progression

Can serve as a warning about potential negative consequences.

Warning of Decline

The action is often sudden and stark, leading to a chaotic state.

Rapid Deterioration

Used to describe the lawful transfer of property or titles after someone's death.

Legal Succession

Typically involves formal processes and is common in legal contexts.

Formal Inheritance

 about what teaching and learning look like, because there's this misconception that if we give students any wiggle room, they're going to walk all over us and classrooms and dinner tables will devolve into total chaos. And if we expect kids to sit silently and passively receive knowledge from us,

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 And this is not an informal city or a pop-up city. This is a formal city, this is a state enterprise, the government sets this up. In today's world of neoliberalism and capitalism, where the state has devolved itself complete responsibility from making and designing cities,

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 And if we raise our ambition and if we follow that through with action, then we can spark the bigger countries to go further and faster, too. And there's one final point where our voice and our contribution matters. So often it's states or devolved nations like Scotland

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 and pretty soon, they devolve into gangs over time. Other gangs come in, mafias come in, and they offer to protect people from the other criminals and from the police. Unlike the state, the criminals often try to buy legitimacy. They give charity. They solve disputes.

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 They know that to be the case. And the third is, they devolve responsibility to the school level for getting the job done. You see, there's a big difference here between going into a mode of command and control in education -- That's what happens in some systems.

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 Stick to the weather and your health. But these days, with climate change and anti-vaxxing, those subjects -- are not safe either. So this world that we live in, this world in which every conversation has the potential to devolve into an argument,

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 fighters devolved into civil war chaos that paved the way for the rise of the taliban the initial core of the taliban were former mujahideen afghan holy warriors who you know with u.s and pakistan support fought against the soviets and kicked

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 embrace as we try to deal with the challenges of these very confusing complex difficult times for if we keep our independent decision-making part of our brains switched on if we challenge experts if we're skeptical if we devolve

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 a big toe like this I think humans have devolved to a little bit they have this over us we'd have to redesign shoes but it would be worth it he's going through the woods he's having a dream catching

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 does income tax preparation for dozens of thousands. So this is not a simple business. We looked at it and we said, let's devolve to these people, let's give these people a company