Quote by John Jay Chapman

You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you are not going to do anything about it.

You can get assent to almost any proposition so long as you

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This quote suggests that obtaining agreement or approval for a certain idea or proposition is often not difficult if there is no intention or action to follow through with it. In other words, people may consent to something without concerns or objections as long as they see no concrete plans or possibilities of it being put into practice. This highlights how obtaining agreement may be easier when there are no consequences or actions involved, indicating that people's willingness to support an idea may change when actions are required.

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