To do so would be for the ruler to treat citizens as children, assuming that they are unable to understand what is truly useful or harmful to themselves.
Over the decades, several voices in China have argued that we are so blinded by our reverence for this form of government that we are unable to understand it is a historical choice.
Insanity in English law is a defence to criminal charges based on the idea that the defendant was unable to understand what he was doing, or, that he was unable to understand that what he was doing was wrong.
Patients were excluded from screening when they had a Richmond agitation sedation score of -4 or -5 [ 13], were unable to understand Dutch, were severely mentally disabled, or suffered from a serious receptive aphasia.
The woman feels isolated and is unable to understand what is happening to her while no one diagnoses or treats her [ 13, 14]; this failure to recognize the problem can lead professionals to interpret symptoms erroneously [ 15].
People who are unable to understand why the study is being done or what taking part would mean will be excluded.
Relatives who were unable to understand and read Danish or who had been asked for patient-inclusion into a research study were not invited to participate.
It's a situation that causes some bafflement among US admirers, who are unable to understand why she is not revered in Britain as much as Reagan is in his homeland.
The law says that a person who is unable to understand should not be heard in court in cases concerning custodian.
They look frightened and confused; most are unable to understand the French that is being spoken.
Verbal consent was obtained in place of written consent if participants were unable to read and understand the consent form.
