Consent Quotes

364 quotes by 288 authors

If it be said that the consent of the strongest party in a nation, is all that is necessary to justify the establishment of a… — Lysander Spooner
If taxation without consent is robbery, the United States government has never had, has not now, and is never likely to have, a single honest… — Lysander Spooner
Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are… — Leland Stanford
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. — Jonathan Swift
I can never consent to being dictated to. — John Tyler
Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. — George Washington
What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind. — Woodrow Wilson
The bigger the network, the harder it is to leave. Many users find it too daunting to start afresh on a new site, so they… — Evgeny Morozov
Passion such as hers is all consent, asking little in return. I had merely to enter a room where she was to see her face… — Marguerite Yourcenar
Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. — Cormac McCarthy
But this I know; the writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master--something that at times strangely wills… — Charlotte Bronte
Win by losing. Before your outer walls break, as break they must, build an inner place to protect your truth. Protect that you are infinite… — Richard Bach
Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end, giving them peace and rest… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Every man having been born free and master of himself, no one else may under any pretext whatever subject him without his consent. To assert… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Inelegantly, and without my consent, time passed. — Miranda July
Iâ€™ll look to like, if looking liking move; But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it… — William Shakespeare
Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed.... Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his power… — Mahatma Gandhi
Fate does not seek our consent. — Terry Goodkind
How strange it is. We have these deep terrible lingering fears about ourselves and the people we love. Yet we walk around, talk to people,… — Don DeLillo
Kindness consents very readily to the removal of its object â€“ we have all met people whose kindness to animals is constantly leading them to… — C.S. Lewis

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