Quotes for All
We know that silence equals consent when atrocities are committed against innocent men, women and children. We know that indifference equals complicity when bigotry, hatred and intolerance are allowed to take root. And we know that education and hope are the most effective ways to combat ignorance and despair. Gabrielle Giffords
I should consent to breed under pressure, if I were convinced in any way of the reasonableness of reproducing the species. But my nerves and the nerves of any woman I could live with three months, would produce only a victim… lacking in impulse, a mere bundle of discriminations. If I were wealthy I might … Read more
The bigger the network, the harder it is to leave. Many users find it too daunting to start afresh on a new site, so they quietly consent to Facebook’s privacy bullying. Evgeny Morozov
Human excellence means nothing Unless it works with the consent of God. Euripides
Silence is consent. And silence where life and liberty is at stake, where by a timely protest we could stay the destoyer’s hand, and do not do so, is as criminal as giving actual aid to the oppressor, for it answers his purpose. Ernestine Rose
The greatest contributor to the feeling of tension and fear of war arose from the power of the bombing aeroplane. If all nations would consent to abolish air bombardment . . . that would mean the greatest possible release from fear. Ernest Rutherford
I think what democracy means today, in reality, is to a large extent, manipulated consent – not forced consent, manipulated consent – and manipulated more and more with the help of Madison Avenue. Erich Fromm
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not. Eric Thomas
Don’t consent to be hurt and you won’t be hurt – this is a choice over which you have control Epictetus
The whole argument with the anti-suffragists, or even the critical suffragist man, is this: that you can govern human beings without their consent. Emmeline Pankhurst