Consent Quotes

364 quotes by 279 authors

By common consent gray hairs are a crown of glory; the only object of respect that can never excite envy. — George Bancroft
This ship was a league from us, and some of the men would have taken her, and I would not consent to it, and this… — William Kidd
The powers of government exercised locally derive from a federal law authorizing government by consent in local affairs only, unless those affairs are otherwise governed… — Dick Thornburgh
The Government and the Parliament, even the House of Lords, will consent to a large increase of electors; and men who have not considered the… — John Bright
Naturally our Government would not consent to such terms, and so the war had to proceed. — Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
Many people do not realize that where unions have bargaining rights employers cannot raise wages or improve benefit plans any more than they can reduce… — Charles E. Wilson
No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent. — Susan B. Anthony
To be sure I must; and therefore I may assume that your silence gives consent. — Plato
All of those broken bones in northern Japan, all of those broken lives and those broken homes prompt us to remember what in calmer times… — Simon Winchester
Who are ever taxed? Individuals only. Who have property that can be taxed? Individuals only. Who can give their consent to be taxed? Individuals only.… — Lysander Spooner
You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them. — Albert Camus
As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation of it, in… — John Adams
TOMB, n. The House of Indifference. Tombs are now by common consent invested with a certain sanctity, but when they have been long tenanted it… — Ambrose Bierce
If the business community and political elite want to go to war they find it easy to mobilize domestic consent. — Edward S. Herman
Cats don't like change without their consent. — Roger Caras
Touching a girl without her consent doesn't make u MAN..... It makes u COWARD..... — Pooja!!!
Silence doesn't always mean consent. Sometimes, silence is the sound that describes a person who's hurt. - — Ritu Ghatourey
Manipulation is to enslave the will without the other party's consent. — Josh Q
'The Founding Fathers established a nation under God; Ruled not by arbitrary decrees of Kings or whims, of entrenched elites but by the consent of… — Andrew Guzaldo
Nobody can compel you to settle for a lousy future without your consent. If you do not try, you will never find out what is… — Unknown Author

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