Lysander Spooner

All legitimate government is a mutual insurance company, voluntarily agreed upon by the parties to it, for the protection of their rights against wrong-doers. In its voluntary character it is precisely similar to an association for mutual protection against fire or shipwreck.

American Philosopher

Thomas Lynch

If I were assigned poems I suppose I'd write more of them but it is entirely voluntary and for the most part ignored in the market sense of the word so the language to me is most intimate, most important, most sublime and most satisfying when it gets done.

American Poet

Frans Timmermans

The main actors on the world stage are the size of continents, be they nation states or voluntary groupings of nation states such as the E.U. Nostalgia can help us ignore these harsh realities for a while, but it will not make them go away.

Dutch Politician

James E. Faust

We make no greater voluntary choice in this life than the selection of a marriage partner. This decision can bring eternal happiness and joy. To find sublime fulfillment in marriage, both partners need to be fully committed to the marriage.

American Clergyman

Donald Rumsfeld

The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments.

American Politician

Tyler Cowen

Economists love to talk about incentives, but the bottom line is that people hate being controlled or manipulated, even when done through voluntary institutions. This is one of the most important tensions in capitalism.

American Economist

Bertrand Russell

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

British Philosopher

Harry Browne

Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.

American Writer

David Suzuki

The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.

Canadian Scientist

Bob Black

Play is always voluntary. What might otherwise be play is work if it's forced.

American Activist

Stresses that the action is taken by someone's own decision, without pressure.

Personal Choice

Carries a positive connotation, suggesting generosity or goodwill.

Positive Nuance

Implies that there is no legal or formal obligation involved.

Not Compulsory

Highlights the communal or selfless aspect of the work performed.

Volunteer Identity

Indicates that workers or services are not salaried or paid.

No Payment

Used to describe non-profit groups or activities that are done by volunteers.

Organizational Use

In medical contexts, it separates actions we can control from involuntary reflexes.

Medical Specificity

Refers to movements made by command of the brain, typically consciously.

Muscle Control

In a religious setting, often refers to a specific type of music or hymn.

Religious Context

This use is older and less common in everyday English, but may appear in historical or literary contexts.

Archaic Usage

 We flipped the design. Instead of reading from the brain directly, we're reading from the voluntary nervous system that you deliberately have to engage to communicate with the device, while still bringing the benefits of a thinking or a thought device. The best of both worlds in a way. OK, I think people are going to have a lot more questions for you. Also, you said that it's a sticker.

How AI could become an...

 wells and I'm getting there found that the community was so huge that that one water well was not going to make a difference and so what did they do they didn't come back to the traditional contract they sunk another water well so we were beginning to get voluntary help from our contractors changing their mindset making them more responsible

The path toward...

 We get to exercise some ancient drives. The fourth foundation is authority/respect. Here you see submissive gestures from two members of very closely related species. But authority in humans is not so closely based on power and brutality as it is in other primates. It's based on more voluntary deference and even elements of love, at times.

Jonathan Haidt: The...

 the the fourth foundation is authority respect here you see submissive gestures from two members of very closely related species but authority in humans is is not so closely based on on power and brutality as it is in other primates it's based on more voluntary deference and even elements of love at times

The moral roots of...

 different than other people. But until recently, very little work on this topic had been done. The actions of the man who rescued me meet the most stringent definition of altruism, which is a voluntary, costly behavior motivated by the desire to help another individual.

Why some people are more...

 so we bring out a very limited number of guests every day and just do voluntary interaction with the elephants and then basically after that we just take a walk with them through the forests and follow the elephants and watch em rip down

Elephants Freed From...

 self-enforcing, voluntary currency, and it's incredibly sophisticated player behavior. And I just want to end by suggesting a few ways in which these principles could fan out into the world. Let's start with business.

Tom Chatfield: 7 ways...

 Research has implicated three regions of the brain variously involved in social behavior and complex cognitive planning, voluntary movement, and emotional and motivational responses. The other piece of the puzzle

Debunking the myths of...

 We see that the nature of this phenomenon guarantees that they will. The question is whether we are willing to continue our support of a failed strategy based on our stubborn, blissful, voluntary ignorance

The deadly genius of...

 as a voluntary donation toward something bigger than myself you know something that is historic your life is going one direction you have all these branches

Voluntary