Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog - it's EASY!
Home - Quote Topics - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Author Nationalities Authors:    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z
Web brainyquote.com

Definition of Voluntary

Voluntary Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's self, or of itself; free. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter. Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent. Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration. Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a volunteer. A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service. One who advocates voluntaryism. Related Definitions: Accidental, Accord, According, Act, Acting, Affair, After, Agent, Agreement, An, Animal, Another, Any, Are, Arm, As, Before, By, Choice, Church, Compulsion, Consent, Consideration, Design, Distinction, Divine, Done, During, Endowed, Established, Extemporarily, Fancy, Free, From, Gratuitous, Heart, His, If, In, Influence, Intended, Intention, Intentional, Interference, Involuntary, Is, It, Itself, Leg, Lopping, Man, Manslaughter, Motion, Muscle, Musician, Not, Of, Often, One, Or, Organ, Own, Party, Persuaded, Pertaining, Piece, Played, Power, Proceeding, Produced, Prompted, Purposed, Regulated, Self, Service, Solo, Specifically, Spontaneous, State, Subject, Such, The, To, Tree, Valuable, Voluntary, Voluntaryism, Volunteer, Which, Who, Will, Willing, With, Without

Voluntary Quotations Desire and force between them are responsible for all our actions; desire causes our voluntary acts, force our involuntary. Blaise Pascal Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and to be unwilling to recognize them, since that is to add the further fault of a voluntary illusion. Blaise Pascal 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. Bertrand Russell A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank. Ron Paul 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. Donald Rumsfeld

Voluntary Translations voluntary in Dutch is vrijwillig voluntary in German is freiwillig voluntary in Italian is volontario voluntary in Latin is voluntarius voluntary in Spanish is voluntario voluntary in Swedish is frivilligt

Quotes    RSS Feeds        Copyright 2008 BrainyMedia.com	About Us Inquire Privacy Terms Copyright