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Consent Quotes

In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have a majority. It is just as necessary that the party in power should never outrage the minority Picture Quote #1

By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved or undeserved Picture Quote #1

I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide Picture Quote #1

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 is gone Picture Quote #1

Your success and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. But to be happy it is essential not to be too concerned with others. Consequently, there is no escape. Happy and judged, or absolved and wretched Picture Quote #1

Within each of us lies the power of our consent to health and sickness, to riches and poverty, to freedom and to slavery. It is we who control these, and not another Picture Quote #1

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I know it may come as a shock, but it’s sort of considered polite to wait for the consent of the woman. In fact, I’m pretty sure that if you don’t wait, you may have to deal with pesky criminal charges like kidnapping and rape Picture Quote #1

We are on a perilous margin when we begin to look passively at our future selves, and see our own figures led with dull consent into insipid misdoing and shabby achievement Picture Quote #1

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know Picture Quote #1

This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave Picture Quote #1

The last thing a woman will consent to in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage Picture Quote #1

The fiction of happiness is propagated by every tongue and confirmed by every look till at last all profess the joy which they do not feel and consent to yield to the general delusion Picture Quote #1

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It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely,... when men hold their liberty by true obedience to rules of their own making Picture Quote #1

Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control Picture Quote #1

He who does not at some time, with definite determination consent to the terribleness of life, or even exalt in it, never takes possession of the inexpressible fullness of the power of our existence Picture Quote #1

If any one shall claim a power to lay and levy taxes on the people by his own authority and without such consent of the people, he thereby invades the fundamental law of property, and subverts the end of government Picture Quote #1

He thought back on his family with deep emotion and love. His conviction that he would have to disappear was, if possible, even firmer than his sister’s. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful reflection until the tower clock struck three in the morning. He still saw that outside the window everything was beginning to grow light. Then, without his consent, his head sank down to the floor, and from his nostrils streamed his last weak breath Picture Quote #1

The only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the laws to which he has given his consent, either in person or by his representative; in the latter, he is governed by the will of another. In the one case, his life and property are his own; in the other, they depend upon the pleasure of his master. It is easy to discern which of these two states is preferable Picture Quote #1

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The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own rights, and are the only instruments which can be used for their destruction. And certainly they would never consent to be so used were they not deceived. To avoid this they should be instructed to a certain degree Picture Quote #1

The value of money has been settled by general consent to express our wants and our property, as letters were invented to express our ideas; and both these institutions, by giving a more active energy to the powers and passions of human nature, have contributed to multiply the objects they were designed to represent Picture Quote #1

If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil: his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome Picture Quote #1

It’s not the physical location of birth that defines citizenship, but whether your parents are citizens, and the express or implied consent to jurisdiction of the sovereign Picture Quote #1

Unless we consent to lack the common things which men call success, we shall hardly become heroes or saints, philosophers or poets Picture Quote #1

Democracy: The state of affairs in which you consent to having your pocket picked, and elect the best man to do it Picture Quote #1

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Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary system, and then is drawn, all unknowing, into economic adventures? Picture Quote #1

It is inseparably essential to the freedom of a people that no taxes be imposed on them but with their own consent, given personally or by their representatives Picture Quote #1

Flattery, though a base coin, is the necessary pocket money at court; where, by custom and consent, it has obtained such a currency that it is no longer a fraudulent, but a legal payment Picture Quote #1

Deliberate treachery entails punishment upon the traitor. There is no possibility of escaping it, even in the highest rank to which the consent of society can exalt the meanest and worst of men Picture Quote #1

Men who could willingly resign the luxuries and sensual pleasures of a large fortune cannot consent to live without the grandeur and the homage Picture Quote #1

We censure others but as they disagree from that humor which we fancy laudable in ourselves, and commend others but for that wherein they seem to quadrate and consent with us Picture Quote #1

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In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have a majority. It is just as necessary that the party in power should never outrage the minority (Consent Quotes) By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved or undeserved (Consent Quotes) I would never consent to a lame publicity stunt at a time when I already want to hide (Consent Quotes) 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 is gone (Consent Quotes) Your success and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. But to be happy it is essential not to be too concerned with others. Consequently, there is no escape. Happy and judged, or absolved and wretched (Consent Quotes) Within each of us lies the power of our consent to health and sickness, to riches and poverty, to freedom and to slavery. It is we who control these, and not another (Consent Quotes) I know it may come as a shock, but it’s sort of considered polite to wait for the consent of the woman. In fact, I’m pretty sure that if you don’t wait, you may have to deal with pesky criminal charges like kidnapping and rape (Consent Quotes) We are on a perilous margin when we begin to look passively at our future selves, and see our own figures led with dull consent into insipid misdoing and shabby achievement (Consent Quotes) If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you already know (Consent Quotes) This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave (Consent Quotes) The last thing a woman will consent to in a man whom she loves, or on whom she simply depends, is want of courage (Consent Quotes) The fiction of happiness is propagated by every tongue and confirmed by every look till at last all profess the joy which they do not feel and consent to yield to the general delusion (Consent Quotes) It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely,... when men hold their liberty by true obedience to rules of their own making (Consent Quotes) Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control (Consent Quotes) He who does not at some time, with definite determination consent to the terribleness of life, or even exalt in it, never takes possession of the inexpressible fullness of the power of our existence (Consent Quotes) If any one shall claim a power to lay and levy taxes on the people by his own authority and without such consent of the people, he thereby invades the fundamental law of property, and subverts the end of government (Consent Quotes) He thought back on his family with deep emotion and love. His conviction that he would have to disappear was, if possible, even firmer than his sister’s. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful reflection until the tower clock struck three in the morning. He still saw that outside the window everything was beginning to grow light. Then, without his consent, his head sank down to the floor, and from his nostrils streamed his last weak breath (Consent Quotes) The only distinction between freedom and slavery consists in this: In the former state a man is governed by the laws to which he has given his consent, either in person or by his representative; in the latter, he is governed by the will of another. In the one case, his life and property are his own; in the other, they depend upon the pleasure of his master. It is easy to discern which of these two states is preferable (Consent Quotes) The people of every country are the only safe guardians of their own rights, and are the only instruments which can be used for their destruction. And certainly they would never consent to be so used were they not deceived. To avoid this they should be instructed to a certain degree (Consent Quotes) The value of money has been settled by general consent to express our wants and our property, as letters were invented to express our ideas; and both these institutions, by giving a more active energy to the powers and passions of human nature, have contributed to multiply the objects they were designed to represent (Consent Quotes) If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil: his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome (Consent Quotes) It’s not the physical location of birth that defines citizenship, but whether your parents are citizens, and the express or implied consent to jurisdiction of the sovereign (Consent Quotes) Unless we consent to lack the common things which men call success, we shall hardly become heroes or saints, philosophers or poets (Consent Quotes) Democracy: The state of affairs in which you consent to having your pocket picked, and elect the best man to do it (Consent Quotes) Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary system, and then is drawn, all unknowing, into economic adventures? (Consent Quotes) It is inseparably essential to the freedom of a people that no taxes be imposed on them but with their own consent, given personally or by their representatives (Consent Quotes) Flattery, though a base coin, is the necessary pocket money at court; where, by custom and consent, it has obtained such a currency that it is no longer a fraudulent, but a legal payment (Consent Quotes) Deliberate treachery entails punishment upon the traitor. There is no possibility of escaping it, even in the highest rank to which the consent of society can exalt the meanest and worst of men (Consent Quotes) Men who could willingly resign the luxuries and sensual pleasures of a large fortune cannot consent to live without the grandeur and the homage (Consent Quotes) We censure others but as they disagree from that humor which we fancy laudable in ourselves, and commend others but for that wherein they seem to quadrate and consent with us (Consent Quotes)

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