The Consent of the Governed. Share full article. JOHN SHERWIN CROSBY. Nov. 19, 1904; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from November 19, 1904, Page 8 ...

The Declaration of Independence states that governments derive their just powers from “the consent of the governed.” Last November, Concord voters, by passing two amendments to the school ...

Rather, the 18th century political world rested on the belief that the King and the ruling aristocracy drew authority from God, and the consent of the Governed was irrelevant. Whatever rights ...

In a nation founded on the principle that all power in governance resides in “we the people,” the “consent of the governed” should be the goal not only of ...

“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” These words of Thomas Jefferson can be found in the second paragraph of the Declaration of ...

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“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” These words of Thomas Jefferson can be found in the second paragraph of the Declaration of ...

Most voters don’t feel very well represented by Congress, and believe the federal government no longer has “the consent of the governed.” The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and ...

The words “ consent of the governed ” as enshrined in the Declaration of Independence are central to our founding, but ...

THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED. Share full article. WILLIAM GEROW. Aug. 8, 1900; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from August 8, 1900, Page 6 Buy Reprints.