"We cannot be happy, without being free, that……" — John Dickinson
"We cannot be happy, without being free, that we cannot be free, without being secure in our property, that we cannot be secure in our property, if without our consent, other may, as by right, take it away..."
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31 Quotes by John Dickinson
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We cannot be happy without being free; we cannot be free without being secure in our property; we cannot be…
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Government has hardened into a tyrannical monopoly, and the human race in general becomes as absolutely property as beasts in…
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The rights essential to happiness. . . . We claim them from a higher source - from the King of…
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Kings or parliaments could not give the rights essential to happiness... We claim them from a higher source - from…
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The power of the people pervading the proposed system, together with the strong confederation of the states, will form an…
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Our liberties do not come from charters; for these are only the declaration of pre-existing rights. They do not depend…
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As in forming a political society, each individual contributes some of his rights, in order that he may, from a…
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What concerns all, should be considered by all; and individuals may injure a whole society, by not declaring their sentiments.…
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Let our government be like that of the solar system. Let the general government be like the sun and the…
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No free people ever existed, or can ever exist, without keeping the purse strings in their own hands. Where this…
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Most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor.
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If the General Government should be left dependent on the State Legislatures, it would be happy for us if we…
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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
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Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators…
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Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.
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Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in…
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One way I differ from my character, Coach Taylor, is that I never would have taken this faraway job without…
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No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence,…
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I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide.
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If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion.
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Come, woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humor, and like enough to consent.
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Do not fear your enemies. The worst they can do is kill you. Do not fear friends. At worst, they…
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Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned…
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The only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the…
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