“No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent.”– Abraham Lincoln Related Quotes “It seems to never occur to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united.”– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe “I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I’m an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after.”– Cat Stevens “Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.”– Nelson Mandela