Word: consents
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form...
...April, Elder Statesman Benjamin Franklin advised a friend: "Nothing seems wanting but that 'general consent.' The novelty of the thing [independence] deters some, the doubts of success, others, the vain hope of reconciliation, many. But our enemies take continually every proper measure to remove these obstacles, and their endeavors are attended with success, since every day furnishes us with new causes of increasing enmity, and new reasons for wishing an eternal separation...
...phrase later changed]; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." To secure these rights, Jefferson went on, men establish governments winch derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed." And when any government becomes destructive of the safety and happiness of the people, "it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government...
...found time to visit Democratic delegates and contributors in New York and Texas, review convention plans, schedule fund raisers to pay off his $1.2 million campaign deficit, and consider procedures for selecting a running mate. One decision: to form a panel of "distinguished Americans" to give advice, if not consent, on a candidate for Vice President...
...monument to sweet unity. At 15,000 words it was half the size of the 1972 model. Missing were provocative stands on homosexuals' rights, abortion, school busing and legalization of pot that helped undermine George McGovern four years ago. The surviving planks were carefully planed, with the consent of all the factions represented, to fit Carter's design. The finished product is undramatic, but has the virtue of being offensive to few and acceptable to many...