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Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.

Martin Luther King Jr.

We are talking about terrorist acts committed voluntarily, ... We are not dealing with a victim.

Lamberto Dini

They just tried to handcuff him. He wouldn't voluntarily put his hands behind his back.

Brian Hunsacker

Northwest is running out of time. New labor agreements will be in place this fall _ either voluntarily or through the bankruptcy court. We think we can fare better through voluntary negotiations than by having an agreement mandated by a bankruptcy judge.

Mark Mcclain

He did voluntarily appear and give evidence as a witness in an ongoing homicide investigation.

Richard Greco

Something in Hungary has to change this year. It will either be forced by the financial markets or the government will do it voluntarily as a preemptive step.

Lucy Bethell

A few hundred dollars and for that you're trying to shut down the defendant by preventing him from collecting on an account that was voluntarily entered into.

David Crockett

Another challenge is to ensure that the international community remains focused on the need for the continued support for Afghan refugees who decide to return voluntarily and for those who remain in the host countries. It is equally essential that the host countries in the region receive continued support for maintaining the refugees pending their return.

Sten Bronee

If you want government food, go to the supermarket and buy government food. But for those who want to have a relationship with their food, and the accountability that inherently comes with voluntarily and informatively opting out of the supermarket to go ask around, smell around, sniff around, look around and opt out of the government food system, they ought to have that right.

Joel Salatin

We're hoping that some kind of limited liability agreement can be worked out with the government that limits the liability for Good Samaritans who take in these evacuees. We don't anticipate that there would be a lot of lawsuits out of that, based on the fact that people are voluntarily helping out, but that doesn't mean that still won't occur in some rare instances.

Don Griffin

We commend Ford for stepping up, being very cooperative and voluntarily recalling these vehicles, ... Our investigation is ongoing, and we intend to keep it open because we want to find the root cause of the failure and make sure that we've identified the totality of the problem.

Rae Tyson

Of course, the police wanted him for some outstanding warrants against him, so it didn't surprise me he didn't voluntarily show up to the courthouse.

Roger Falk

It has been the law in Iowa for nearly 150 years that those who ignorantly but voluntarily pay taxes that are later determined to be illegal are not entitled to a refund.

Mark Godwin

In our own country, we are being harassed. We came here voluntarily with few cadres but we are being blocked.

Michael Sata

I didn't voluntarily drain the lake.

Randy Price

Essentially, at this point, Rowland would have to be the dumbest person in the world to voluntarily cooperate with her in her investigation. There's no love lost there, and she did him no favors in her investigation.

Hugh Keefe

We have notified doctors of this outbreak and urged them to be on the lookout for additional cases. It's important that they voluntarily report any suspected illnesses to their local health department.

Dr. Mel Kohn

They both showed up with family and friends and voluntarily surrendered.

John Dugan

When they started in with the hip-hop music, people poured out onto the street and started raising Cain. Since then, the Knights have voluntarily agreed to ban hip-hop music from the club. For some reason the hip-hop crowd always gives us trouble.

William Benson

I've been kick-boxing for exercise. And now if I turn on boxing on the television by accident, I watch it, and I love it. Whereas a year ago, I thought it was the stupidest thing I had even seen-that you would voluntarily watch these people beat the crap out of each other and think, oh, that's entertainment.

David Hyde Pierce

Eleven of those affected were declared unfit to continue with the course while six voluntarily gave up training, saying it was too strenuous.

Connie Maina

They were taken voluntarily downtown to be questioned to get their input as far as what happened right here. They are cooperating. They want to cooperate as far as what happened to their daughter.

Mike Hennessey

We voluntarily chose to do it, which means it could last for one day or one year, it depends on us.

Hassan Rowhani

That's not my concern. Umpires are not required to talk to the media, period. They can only speak to (the press) voluntarily if they choose to.

Tom Kayser

Once again, and just before the elections, certain lawyers are voluntarily giving up the search for truth to pursue political goals.

Sandro Bondi

The email was provided freely and voluntarily to us. I can't comment who it was.

Charlie Stewart

She voluntarily and consensually accompanied him to his apartment. There was consensual sexual contact. There was no date; there was no rape.

Jack Crawford

I have voluntarily canceled the eBay auction upon receiving word from one of Jennifer's representatives that she didn't want me conducting the auction.

Michael Baroni

They're not cleared, but they did go voluntarily and give statements to Thunder Bay police.

Lee Baig

The organs come from ordinary citizens who voluntarily give them.

Chu Maoming

If she would have just voluntarily departed, she might have been able to come back in a matter of months. When you don't do that, you become an absconder.

Greg Palmore

He's forced into that. No astute correctional officials will voluntarily put their highest-risk inmates together like that.

Allen Beck

We are not going to reach out to them voluntarily and run the risk that it would be perceived as doing something devious. If the commissioner wants to bring us together, we're happy to do that. In the meantime, we're going to focus on our customers.

Mike Trevino

We're a little confused as to why this constitutional amendment is necessary because the courts have also protected that right to pray voluntarily in schools.

Andrew Schneider

It is the lash of hunger which compels the poor man to submit. In order to live he must sell - 'voluntarily'" sell - himself every day and hour to the 'beast of property.'

Johann Most

Kate Moss voluntarily reported to the police today to assist their investigation, as she always said she would when she returned to this country.

Stuart Higgins

When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered.

Dorothy Thompson

We believe the charges that have been made this morning are wrong. Competition is alive and well in New York. Our systems are up and running...Bell Atlantic has no intention of voluntarily cutting off its service. We have worked very hard in New York to make the system work.

Tom Tauke

We are happy with enrollment so far. Especially since ... people don't usually enroll until the very end. We're expecting 80 percent of people who will voluntarily enroll to do so closer to the May deadline.

Jeffrey Hall

We're exempted, but we're voluntarily doing it.

Maureen Kahn

I wanted to show they could make the choice voluntarily and not in desperation.

Brad Cowgill

This entire experience has been such a thrill to see people come together, offer their time and passion to assist with the needs of another company, voluntarily.

Sherry Azzarella

It was partly due to more people voluntarily leaving to look for better jobs as wages are rising, as opposed to companies laying off workers.

Naoki Iizuka

He surrendered it. He just voluntarily gave it up, forever. He's going to get out of the business.

Frank Desalvo

In order that my name be cleared and to protect the integrity of the president, the government and our country, Kenya, I hereby voluntarily step aside.

David Mwiraria

The clinical study Merck conducted that lead it to voluntarily withdraw the drug only revealed an increased risk after 18 months of daily use. Mr. Humeston only took Vioxx intermittently for less than two months. The science just isn't there to support his claim.

Jim Fitzpatrick

The exercise has slowed down. It's not going on as we had expected. In some areas, the warriors have completely refused to hand over their guns voluntarily to the army and the disarmament committees.

Lt. Henry Obbo

They just figured she was probably absent voluntarily because she had done that in the past, been absent for a period of time. The family didn't sense anything unusual, so no missing person report was made.

Detective Bryan Jamison

These things can be helpful when people are there voluntarily. But if they're mandatory, they may consider it punitive — something to get through — and just put in the time.

Ric Edelman

We're delighted it's been resolved satisfactorily. Although we believe we've had strong policies and procedures in place, we're happy to have voluntarily enhanced existing policies and procedures to ultimately safeguard the interests of our customers in Massachusetts.

John Stevens

We feel that we can get a better settlement in negotiations voluntarily with Northwest management than we can get through the bankruptcy court.

Mark Mcclain

The hospitals often argue, 'Just let us do it. We'll do it voluntarily.' Well, they've had decades to do it.

Lisa Mcgiffert

I've heard no evidence that Stephen didn't voluntarily choose to ingest those leaves.

Tony Williams

Anybody who misrepresents or doesn't voluntarily reveal that they are being paid to write the article by an interest obviously has fallen below the standard that we would hold any published author to.

Tony Blankley

Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.

James F. Byrnes

It's important that we are participating voluntarily with state and federal officials. The line along the Coast meets our needs and our customers' needs. That line has been back in operation since Jan. 31.

Gary Sease

The biggest problem will be getting them to voluntarily go to their appointment. Because no one wants to have a mental illness.

Lee Woodland

I guess we're in a new world now, ... The old quota system I think is totally obsolete. What we are seeing now is producers (who) get together and based on the current situation and based on their capabilities? agree voluntarily to do something.

Giusti

Most artists are making more money on tours than from CDs. That's why ticket prices and the cost of business went up. ... We don't voluntarily go out and write bigger checks.

Michael Rapino

Workers have returned and started the evening shift. The blockade was opened voluntarily, and the protesters have given their demands to Freeport and the local administration. We will continue discussing their demands.

Siddharta Moersjid

It's a culture shock for these kids when they move to a country they've never been to. I don't know how they manage. They didn't come here voluntarily. They were brought here. A lot of the students come in not knowing how to speak any English at all.

Connie Weeks

The main reason behind a rise in unemployment is a rise in the number of people who voluntarily quit jobs to find better positions as income and job market conditions improve.

Naoki Iizuka

In fact, ST was one of the first companies to initiate an environmental management program, which was established more than ten years ago. By voluntarily participating in these programs, and by setting ambitious targets which are more aggressive than required by the communities and countries in which we operate, we continue our strong commitment to international conservation efforts.

Georges Auguste

Vacate the premises both voluntarily and expeditiously.

Muzzy Rosenblatt

They just figured she was probably absent voluntarily because she had done that in the past.

Detective Bryan Jamison

It is estimated that every second prostitute in Paris comes from Moldova, and many of them have not chosen this fate voluntarily. The World Cup should not be used as an additional impetus to the prostitution industry.

Marianne Mikko

The goal is to get everyone to voluntarily comply with the law.

Jennifer Mieth

The kraal is among the many we are guarding. The cattle owners accepted to hand over their guns voluntarily.

Lt. Henry Obbo

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told Trent Lott (R-MS), and told my son this voluntarily, 'We're going to confirm your dad by December.' The groups said, 'No, not so fast'; so they were calling the shots, they were calling the tempo.

Charles Pickering

To combat heart disease, the No.1 killer in New York City, we are asking restaurants to voluntarily make an oil change.

Thomas Frieden

For years, TRAC requested data on an annual basis from the IRS. The IRS voluntarily gave TRAC an enormous amount of data beyond what we routinely release to the public, outside of the FOIA process.

Terry Lemons

I rejoice that America has resisted. Three millions of people, so dead to all the feelings of liberty, as voluntarily to submit to be slaves, would have been fit instruments to make slaves of the rest.

William Pitt The Elder

Students come voluntarily to the shop and choose a bike. At the end, they leave with a bike they built themselves and the skills to [maintain] it.

Carl Kurz

He will be traveling to Memphis and voluntarily surrendering (Tuesday) and then we'll know what the allegations are and the whole deal.

Kirt Webster

The city asked us if we could voluntarily show we could set aside 10 percent of the homes.

Dave Wamsley

We have made voluntarily improvements to address every reasonable concern that the CDT has made us aware of. 180solutions and the CDT share the same vision of protecting the rights and privacy of consumers on the Internet.

Sean Sundwall

It represents one final opportunity to see if the parties can resolve their dispute voluntarily.

James Edgar

Negotiations are now going on with the companies, hoping they can voluntarily give up their activities before 2020.

Nazir Foead

We hope that CBGB will vacate the premises both voluntarily and expeditiously.

Muzzy Rosenblatt

I chose to work voluntarily. Not working was not going to change (the pain). I had to make a choice to go on with my life.

Wendy Harris

[The report] shows that 2,032 medication errors associated with radiology procedures were voluntarily reported by 315 hospitals and clinics during the five-year period from 2000 to 2004. This number averages approximately 406 errors per year. Viewed in the context of the hundreds of millions of radiology examinations performed in the United States each year, the number of reported errors is small.

Cathy Parsons

My source has now voluntarily and personally released me from my promise of confidentiality regarding our conversations relating to the Wilson-Plame matter.

Judy Miller

The death of spectators is extremely painful and in those areas where a lot of work has been done to cut out the risks. Accidents on the course are different. The people sum up the dangers. They are (voluntarily) involved in a sport full of risks and therefore they know the risks they are taking.

Etienne Lavigne

The Miranda rule has degenerated into being a set of magic words, ... And when we get to trial, it's not so important that the suspect confessed voluntarily, but whether or not those words were said at the right time.

Edward Flynn

We hope that voluntarily agreeing to further scrutiny demonstrates our commitment to our long-standing relationship with the United States.

Edward Bilkey

Ruling parties don't give up power voluntarily.

Edward Walker

People come and go voluntarily, some moved to friends' houses, others found a house, went to other parts of the country or any sort of arrangement. They need to feel home somewhere after what they experienced.

Ed Conley