Quotes about Loss of Self-Determination

William Blackstone

The very being and existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage

In English law, the second a woman married, she ceased to exist and an entity independent from her husband who had total control in the family. This doctrine was carried over to American law. See {629246}.

Mickey Rooney

Sometimes the transition from being in control of your life to having absolutely no control is swift, but other times it is so gradual that you wonder exactly when it truly began.

Woodrow Wilson

We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the world – no longer a Government of free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of small groups of dominant men

Wilson was an intellectual who did not rise in politics through the political system of the time and was not only somewhat shocked by the power of different pressure groups and economic forces, but was thwarted by many of them.

Becky G

Sometimes you do get caught up in the midst of becoming... a product, a brand, and not having a say in any of that.

Michael Schiavo

What they're doing is, they're making the decisions for us. That's what this country is coming down to. They're going to make the decisions for us.

David Duchovny

Without whining and without making myself a tragic figure, there is no replacement for the loss of your privacy. It's a huge sacrifice.

Franz Grillparzer

He will place a tax on the air you breathe and on the bread you eat; he will give you a legislation which is as legitimate as it is unjust and instead of reasons, he’ll give you laws. These will grow in the course of time, until you no longer exist for yourselves but for others.

English Proverb or Saying

Who loseth his freedom, he loseth all.

Loss of Self-Determination Quotes