Sentence:  The gentle Channing , revered by all Bostonians , orthodox or Unitarian , wrote to a friend in Louisville that among its many virtues Boston did not abound in a tolerant spirit , that the yoke of opinion crushed individuality of judgment and action : `` No city in the world is <WSD>governed</WSD> so little by a police , and so much by mutual inspections and what is called public sentiment . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  exercise authority over; as of nations