“ There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love — every man works his oar voluntarily! ”
- St. Francis De Sales- Copy
“ Throughout my life, I've seen the difference that voluntary efforts can make in people's lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer. ”
- Jimmy Carter- Copy
“ To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of the weary pilgrimage. ”
- Samuel Johnson- Copy
“ An act of love, a voluntary taking on oneself of some of the pain of the world, increases the courage and love and hope of all. ”
- Dorothy Day- Copy
“ There's no way to spin it: Allowing women to get shot to death, or blown up, or mutilated and disfigured in war-particularly in a voluntary war-is horrible. It's unnecessary. It's barbaric. ”
- Tucker Carlson- Copy
“ The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom. ”
- Milton Friedman- Copy
“ Creating voluntary personal retirement accounts for our workers just entering the work force are a good idea that Congress should examine. ”
- Mel Martinez- Copy
“ Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice. ”
- Governor Jesse Ventura- Copy
“ Ignorance, when voluntary, is criminal, and a man may be properly charged with that evil which he neglected or refused to learn how to prevent. ”
- Samuel Johnson- Copy
“ Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. ”
- Martin Luther King Jr.- Copy
“ Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach go into higher education where they attempt to indoctrinate the young with their political views. ”
- Michael Lorenzen- Copy
“ One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. ”
- Bertrand Russell- Copy
“ True obedience is a matter of love, which makes it voluntary, not compelled by fear or force. ”
- Dorothy Day- Copy
“ A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled by necessity. ”
- Niccolo Machiavelli- Copy
“ Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions. Desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary. ”
- Blaise Pascal- Copy
“ If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word-voluntary. ”
- Lyndon B. Johnson- Copy
“ It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country. ”
- Hannah Arendt- Copy
“ Lust and force are the source of all our actions; lust causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones. ”
- Blaise Pascal- Copy
“ No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby-so helpless and so ridiculous. ”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson- Copy
“ One of the characteristics of American society is its reliance on individual initiative and voluntary action to achieve goals. ”
- Helen Boosalis- Copy
“ Philanthropy is the principal social institution that provides instruction in voluntary service. ”
- Robert L. Payton- Copy
“ Private voluntary giving will not increase unless there is better and firmer understanding of its importance to our society and the people in it. ”
- Robert L. Payton- Copy
“ The fabric of American life is woven around our tens of thousands of voluntary associations. ”
- Herbert Clark Hoover- Copy
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