1.   Democracy gave the poor, as well as the rich, a part to play in governing the city.

2.   Our city is not governed by a mob which twists this way and that, but by one man.

3.   And he said he viewed governing this city as a business where he can help people.

4.   As they maneuvered for advantage Friday, Giuliani and Messinger each claimed to have presented the clearer vision of how the city should be governed during next four years.

5.   Besides, Giuliani noted, Riordan is an ex-New Yorker governing a city that many ex-New Yorkers now call home.

6.   But the overall process looks suspiciously like a surprise attack on the way the city is governed.

7.   But who better to teach the complexities of governing a city than someone who did?

8.   Each grows out of the escalating public debate over how the city is governed and who will hold the reins of power.

9.   Further, the Times Poll indicates that Giuliani governs a city stratified by race, class and sex.

10.   In particular, the design denies the extent to which the city is now governed by congestion, density and bulk.