But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round...as a good time; a kind,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Silence does not mean yes. No can be thought and felt but never said. It can be screamed silently on the inside.… — Amy Reed Copy Share Image
Any man knows when he is justified, and all the wits in the world cannot enlighten him on that point. The murderer… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
We set up government by consent of the governed, and the Bill of Rights denies those in power any legal opportunity to… — Robert H. Jackson Copy Share Image
We know that silence equals consent when atrocities are committed against innocent men, women and children. We know that indifference equals complicity… — Gabrielle Giffords Copy Share Image
Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators have a… — Gary Bauer Copy Share Image
The internet has not granted us more control in relation to the record company because we're still bound by an agreement with… — Rivers Cuomo Copy Share Image
The demand of the loveless and the self-imprisoned that they should be allowed to blackmail the universe: that till they consent to… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“I dare not say what that fate would be,” interrupted the father, “or what my own, should I consent to assist you;… — Ann Radcliffe Copy Share Image
“A woman has the right to change her mind about having sex at any point of sexual contact. If her partner doesn’t… — S. A. David Copy Share Image
I think what democracy means today, in reality, is to a large extent, manipulated consent - not forced consent, manipulated consent -… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Make sure the government treats others the same as you would want the government to treat you. ...Once you consent to the… — Charley Reese Copy Share Image
The origin of all civil government, justly established, must be a voluntary compact, between the rulers and the ruled; and must be… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
We should have companies required to get the consent of individuals before collecting their data, and we should have as individuals the… — Ro Khanna Copy Share Image
Jeff Sessions, the person who's likely to become our next attorney general, is striking a very different tone from our current attorney… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
We live in a world shaped by the ambiguous legacy of the Enlightenment...[it] enlarged the scope of human freedom, prepared our minds… — James Q. Wilson Copy Share Image
Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
The argument that women who become pregnant have in some sense consented to the pregnancy belies realityand others who are the inevitable… — Dawn Johnsen Copy Share Image
We cannot be happy without being free; we cannot be free without being secure in our property; we cannot be secure in… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
Once we allow ourselves to do evil so that some perceived good may follow, we allow ever greater evils for the sake… — Benjamin Wiker Copy Share Image
What I do say is, that no man is good enough to govern another man, without that other's consent. I say this… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate, and it… — John Jay Hooker Copy Share Image
A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
I think lowering the age of consent to thirteen in New Jersey was a great idea. It might give boys a better… — Glenn O'Brien Copy Share Image
The value of money has been settled by general consent to express our wants and our property, as letters were invented to… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
The Stamp Act imposed on the colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain is an ill-judged measure. Parliament has no right to… — George Washington Copy Share Image
If the Holy Spirit can take over the subconscious with our consent and cooperation, then we have almighty Power working at the… — E. Stanley Jones Copy Share Image
GOVERNMENT has no rights; it is a delegation from several individuals for the purpose of securing their own. It is therefore just,… — Percy Bysshe Shelley Copy Share Image
Abstract art as it is conceived at present is a game bequeathed to painting and sculpture by art history. One who accepts… — Harold Rosenberg Copy Share Image
We will implement this consent decree because we know that it is in the best interests of our city that the police… — Catherine E. Pugh Copy Share Image
Most open letters undoubtedly come from a good place, rising out of genuine outrage or concern or care. There is, admittedly, also… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
This ship was a league from us, and some of the men would have taken her, and I would not consent to… — William Kidd Copy Share Image
Whether each of the faithful has a particular angel assigned him for his defense, I cannot venture certainly to affirm; not one… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Senate has to advise and consent. That doesn't mean you have to vote yes; you can vote no. It's not a rubber… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
Let these truths be indelibly impressed on our minds — that we cannot be happy, without being FREE — that we cannot… — John Dickinson Copy Share Image
Mr. Vey, you cannot be stuffed into a locker without your consent." Dallstrom said, which may be the dumbest thing ever said… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
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