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It is a truth widely recognized that tyranny stems from the consent of the governed as much as democracy does.
— Eric Robert Morse
Democracy requires accountability and consent of the governed, which is only possible if citizens know what is being done in their name.
— Glenn Greenwald
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
— DeForest Soaries
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
— Jonathan Swift
The consent of the governed is not consent if it is not informed
— Edward Snowden
The consent of the governed is more than a safeguard against ignorant tyrants: it is an insurance against benevolent despots as well.
— Walter Lippmann
Fortunately, there was government by consent of the governed in America - but just as unfortunately, such governments dearly hate to admit a mistake.
— T.R. Fehrenbach
Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.
— Adrian Cronauer
Man is not made for the State but the State for man and it derives its just powers only from the consent of the governed.
— Thomas Jefferson
Governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed
— Harriet Beecher Stowe