Quotes About Consent

Previous to the war, there were some grounds for saying that—in theory, at least, if not in practice—our government was a free one; that it rested on consent. But nothing of that kind can be said now, if the principle on which the war was carried on by the North, is irrevocably established. If that principle be not the principle of the Constitution, the fact should be known. If it be the principle of the Constitution, the Constitution itself should be at once overthrown.

Still another of the frauds of these men is, that they are now establishing, and that the war was designed to establish, "a government of consent." The only idea they have ever manifested as to what is a government of consent, is this—that it is one to which everybody must consent, or be shot. This idea was the dominant one on which the war was carried on; and it is the dominant one, now that we have got what is called "peace.

On January 3, 1567, Mary wrote to say that she accepted the offer

By keeping "peaceful" in this instance, we end up consenting to the destruction of all peace - for so long as we condone injustice by a small but powerful group, we condone the destruction of all social stability, all real peace

When somebody touches you...and you really don't wanna be touched, that's not really being touched. You still got you inside of you. And nobody has touched you. Not really. You still got you inside of you. You believe that.

Men being, as has been said, by nature, all free, equal and independent, no one can be put out of this estate, and subjected to the political power of another, without his own consent.

Human beings have a tendency to push away unwanted pain, but my experience is that when I give my consent to it, it delivers its gift and moves on.

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

Faith is an assent of the mind and a consent of the heart consisting mainly of belief and trust.

Don't tell me I'm beautiful just to get in my pants, don't lie to make me feel better, don't take my hand if your going to let it go, don't make me fall if your not going to catch me!

He would have of me only what I wanted to give.

Era, encara que no ho semblés, molt més llest que jo, perquè sempre són més llestos aquells que estan disposats a prescindir del nostre consentiment.

We scornfully decline, because of one whom we love and who will some day be of so little account, to see another who is of no account to-day, with whom we shall be in love to-morrow, with whom we might, perhaps, had we consented to see her now, have fallen in love a little earlier and who would thus have put a term to our present sufferings, bringing others, it is true, in their place.

It's not spam if you agree to it," Tony said. "They just won't have much of a choice.

How was it for you?" "Mostly okay?" "Well, good," Kiva said, and patted Fundapellonan's shoulder. "Because you're about to get fucked by me again, this time in front of the emperox.

You know how advice is - you only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyways.

You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway.

Oh,' she says, 'the Vat prints nothing but rapes. You know what a rape usually is? It's a woman who changed her mind afterward.

I'm a girl...Don't touch my hair, face, phone, or boyfriend.

What you allow is what will continue.

If you have to wake me up to ask me for something, the answer is automatically, 'No!'

A mutual and satisfied sexual act is of great benefit to the average woman, the magnetism of it is health giving. When it is not desired on the part of the woman and she has no response, it should not take place. This is an act of prostitution and is degrading to the woman's finer sensibility, all the marriage certificates on earth to the contrary notwithstanding.

The best contraceptive is the word "no" repeated frequently.

The best contraceptive is the word no — repeated frequently.