"Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent being actually given."

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Source : Lysander Spooner (1847). “The unconstitutionality of slavery: including parts first and second”, p.153

Lysander Spooner

#Reality Quotes #Government Quotes #Assuming Quotes

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”
“It is very important that we look at what we CAN do, rather than what is impossible to do.”
“You may assuredly find perfect peace, if you are resolved to do that which your Lord has plainly required--and content that He should indeed require no more of you--than to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with Him.”
“If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.”
“The well-ordered mind knows the value, no less than the charm, of reticence. The fruit of the tree of knowledge ... falls ripe from its stem; but those who have eaten with sobriety find no need to discuss the processes of digestion.”
“My message with 'LazyTown' has always been really simple; I just want to get kids and families moving together.”
“Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,' say, I'm talking stir-fry, spaghetti, heck, peanut-butter sandwiches. But that's not about the joy of food. That's survival.”
“Music is an individual pursuit - it is made to please yourself first. The pleasure of other people is a byproduct of the pleasure that comes from yourself so again I cannot judge or look down on someone who does whatever they feel like doing.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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