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Consent Quotes by Lysander Spooner
- All the great establishments, of every kind, now in the hands of a few proprietors, but employing a great number of wage laborers, would be…
- Our constitutions purport to be established by 'the people,' and, in theory, 'all the people' consent to such government as the constitutions authorize. But this…
- Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent being actually given.
- The only idea they have ever manifested as to what is a government of consent, is this - that it is one to which everybody…
- If any man's money can be taken by a so-called government, without his own personal consent, all his other rights are taken with it; for…
- The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some of his rights,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
More Consent Quotes
- He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. — Saint Augustine
- 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
- Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. — Albert Camus
- Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality, ideologies… — Albert Camus
- One way I differ from my character, Coach Taylor, is that I never would have taken this faraway job without my wife's… — Kyle Chandler
- No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence, but by… — William Ellery Channing
- I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide. — Diablo Cody
- If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion. — Henri Frederic Amiel
- Come, woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humor, and like enough to consent. — William Shakespeare
- Do not fear your enemies. The worst they can do is kill you. Do not fear friends. At worst, they may betray… — Unknown Author
- Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned to pursue… — Christopher Columbus
- The only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the laws to… — Alexander Hamilton