I am rich and proud of every penny I own. I made my money by my own effort, in free exchange and through the voluntary consent of every man I dealt with. From LearnThat.org. [Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982) Russian-born American writer, philosopher. Source: Atlas Shrugged]
Man is a voluntary agent. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
voluntary motions. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
We also began to stress the word voluntary when we talked about the bill to make it clear that we were trying to help families, not substitute for them. From Wordnik.com. [The Good Fight] Reference
IRS response: "The term voluntary compliance means that each of us is responsible for filing a tax return when required and for determining and paying the correct amount of tax.". From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
Iran is saying it is bound by law to stop what it calls voluntary cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 4, 2006] Reference
France continues to face international consternation over what it calls the voluntary repatriation of illegal Roma. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Expulsion of Roma Raises Questions in France] Reference
Quebec Premier Jean Charest on weekend encouraged public to take advantage of the vaccination program, which he described as voluntary and free. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Those that have mental causes and physical effects might perhaps be identified with what we call voluntary movements; but they do not concern us at present. From Wordnik.com. [The Analysis of Mind] Reference
With encouragement from the U.S. and Europe, the International Monetary Fund is aiming to put together by the fall what it calls a voluntary code of "best practices.". From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Pushes Sovereign Funds] Reference
Indeed, Roman cities saw a growth in voluntary associations. From Wordnik.com. [One World, Under God] Reference
As long as it's voluntary, is that a risk to our civil liberties?. From Wordnik.com. [Fatal Vision] Reference
You know, voluntary derives from a Latin word which means both wish and will. From Wordnik.com. [President Remarks At President Service Awards Event] Reference
(That's why companies like to emphasize the word voluntary when they pull food off the shelves.). From Wordnik.com. [Slate Magazine] Reference
Nor is it every contribution, called voluntary, which is according to the free will of the giver. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)] Reference
And companies are coming together in voluntary, self-regulatory groups with new privacy standards. From Wordnik.com. [Christopher Wolf: Privacy Peace Talks] Reference
But how big a fall off was there in voluntary enlistments when the armed services were integrated. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » You And What Recruiting Pool?] Reference
For the first time, this offseason he lifted weights and regularly took part in voluntary workouts. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Superstars at the crossroads] Reference
But it was significant that all over Spain voluntary enlistment had dwindled from about January onwards. From Wordnik.com. [Homage to Catalonia] Reference
He added: "If you just take away the word voluntary in the House bill, I think you've got a better bill.". From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
There is a general decline in voluntary activity, whether at political or community level, in British life. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
From this came the need to recruit the first teachers, whom we called voluntary teachers, to go to the mountains. From Wordnik.com. [Fidel Castro Delivers Speech at Education 93] Reference
And the fact is, what the president made clear tonight is -- he underscored the word voluntary twice, voluntary personal accounts. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2005] Reference
Though the procedure reportedly will remain voluntary, officials say 148 inmates had already been circumcised in one of the area's jails. From Wordnik.com. [South African Prisoners Are Offered Circumcision For AIDS Campaign] Reference
I could not countenance the connotation of a guaranteed income programme that might lead some persons to expect the state to support them in voluntary idleness. From Wordnik.com. [Tax ReformOntario Style] Reference
The use of the word voluntary in this circumstance contradicts the very meaning of the word and if I were her I'd hire a skilled lawyer and "volunteer to remain". From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
Remember "jingle mail," when thousands of homeowners engaged in voluntary foreclosure, dropping their keys in the mail and leaving banks stuck with an untended house?. From Wordnik.com. [House Afire] Reference
Yet today most economists model unemployment as 'voluntary' - a rational preference for leisure rather than work. From Wordnik.com. [What we're reading elsewhere: Keynes and the stimulus, registering Hamas with the BBB] Reference
These amounts were called voluntary contributions. From Wordnik.com. [Sabbath in Puritan New England] Reference
A pleasantry called voluntary contributions or benevolences. From Wordnik.com. [PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete] Reference
Can I promote the idea of voluntary euthanasia for people 55 and above?. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
Gentlemen, first, upon the subject of what are called voluntary affidavits. From Wordnik.com. [The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, commonly called Lord Cochrane, the Hon. Andrew Cochrane Johnstone, Richard Gathorne Butt, Ralph Sandom, Alexander M'Rae, John Peter Holloway, and Henry Lyte for A Conspiracy In the Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, on Wednesday the 8th, and Thursday the 9th of June, 1814] Reference
Acts directed by consciousness are, on the other hand, known as voluntary acts. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education] Reference
"Is it not disgraceful to enlist men in that way -- can that be called voluntary service?". From Wordnik.com. [Jacob Faithful] Reference
In this way we tried to make the idea of voluntary subscription the whole basis of our plan. From Wordnik.com. [The 1926 Tatler] Reference
He said his ministry is open to the idea of voluntary recruitment and then going to conscription. From Wordnik.com. [Haaretz.com headlines RSS] Reference
His defection may be justly called voluntary: for neither his life nor his liberty was in danger. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2] Reference
He said his ministry is "open to the idea of voluntary recruitment and then going to conscription.". From Wordnik.com. [CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports] Reference
None can be an impartial or wise observer of human life but from the vantage ground of what we should call voluntary poverty. From Wordnik.com. [Walden] Reference
Inhabitants of the city who had never before contributed to so-called voluntary loans would now be compelled to pay their quota. From Wordnik.com. [London and the Kingdom - Volume II] Reference
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