#consent

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

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'Tis hard to comprehend how one man can come to be master of many, equal to himself in right, unless it be by consent or by force. ↗

— Algernon Sidney

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What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

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Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them. ↗

— Albert Camus

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Methods of thought which claim to give the lead to our world in the name of revolution have become, in reality, ideologies of consent and not of rebellion. ↗

— Albert Camus

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One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ↗

— Andre Gide

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No power on earth has a right to take our property from us without our consent. ↗

— John Jay

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Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

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We've been down the road of your hasty exits too many times, Mrs. Danvers. You married your master, and you married a sadist--of your own free will. You might remember that when you're tempted to walk out in a huff, defy my orders, and behave like a selfish brat. You got that? ↗

— Lizbeth Dusseau

#dubious-consent #polyamory #s-m #bdsm

I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate. ↗

— John Adams

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