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title: "3 Coercing People Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“This reduction of 'society' to a thin membrane of interactions between private individuals is presented today as the ambition of libertarians and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-judt/this-reduction-of-society-to-a-thin-membrane-of-interactions-between/)

[Tony Judt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-judt/)

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> [Power works best when it is indirect - never coercing people; instead, getting them to voluntarily align with your interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/power-works-best-when-it-is-indirect-never-coercing-people-instead/)

[Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/)

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> [Most activists on the Left believe that they, not only their values, are morally superior to their adversaries. Therefore, coercing people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/most-activists-on-the-left-believe-that-they-not-only-their-values/)

[Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/)

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