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I defy anyone - and I have said this to the Germans - to build a solid, articulated, and viable Europe without France's consent. ↗

— Pierre Laval

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Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. ↗

— Will Durant

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The Government and the Parliament, even the House of Lords, will consent to a large increase of electors; and men who have not considered the subject fully will imagine they have gained much by the concession. ↗

— John Bright

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Cats don't like change without their consent. ↗

— Roger Caras

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If the Holy Spirit can take over the subconscious with our consent and cooperation, then we have almighty Power working at the basis of our lives, then we can do anything we ought to do, go anywhere we ought to go, and be anything we ought to be. ↗

— E. Stanley Jones

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I can never consent to being dictated to. ↗

— John Tyler

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Naturally our Government would not consent to such terms, and so the war had to proceed. ↗

— Christiaan Rudolf de Wet

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If nationality is consent, the state is compulsion. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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In our system leadership is by consent, not command. To lead a President must persuade. Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking. They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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