"What is government but theft by consent?" — Scott Lynch

More Consent Quotes

This quote is filed under Consent Quotes, one of 364 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• 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… — 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… — Albert Camus
• One way I differ from my character, Coach Taylor, is that I never would have taken this faraway job without… — Kyle Chandler
• No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down, in knowledge, power, virtue, influence,… — 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… — Unknown Author
• Nothing that results in human progress is achieved with unanimous consent. Those that are enlightened before the others are condemned… — Christopher Columbus
• The only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the… — Alexander Hamilton

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