God has so framed us as to make freedom of choice and action the very basis of all moral improvement, and all… — William Matthews Copy Share Image
Coercion is as much the tool of the welfare state as it is of communism. The programs and edicts of both are… — Leonard Read Copy Share Image
Republics demanded virtue. Monarchies could rely on coercion and "dazzling splendor" to suppress self-interest or factions; republics relied on the goodness of… — James Monroe Copy Share Image
It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
“Improving the world can be a nasty and ugly and difficult and dangerous business...because when you improve the world, you threaten the… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
One... gets an impression that civilization is something which was imposed on a resisting majority by a minority which understood how to… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Instruments of coercion, once created, have a tendency to find their own natural masters. — George F. Kennan Copy Share Image
True freedom is the capacity for acting according to one's true character, to be altogether one's self, to be self-determined and not… — Corliss Lamont Copy Share Image
The Constitution. . . illustrates the complexity of the American system: that it serves the interests of a wealthy elite, but also… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“Then he was striding toward me. His mesmerizing gaze pinned me in place as he cupped my face. When his lips covered… — Kresley Cole Copy Share Image
My method is conversion, not coercion, it is self-suffering, not the suffering of the tyrant. I know that method to be infallible. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
All governments must maintain power through consent, not coercion. — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Copy Share Image
Creativity doesn't flourish in an atmosphere of despotism, coercion and fear. — P. D. James Copy Share Image
Invitation is not only a step in bringing people together, it is also a fundamental way of being in a community. It… — Peter Block Copy Share Image
“Socialism is an alternative to capitalism as potassium cyanide is an alternative to water.” — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Proselytizing is only wrong if coercive or deceptive. Coercion, whether violent or not, is immoral, just as deception is immoral. — David Novak Copy Share Image
In many respects, the United States is the freest country in the world. I don't just mean in terms of limits on… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Desktop publishing was a big innovation that meant small groups or even poor societies could do their own publication without the capital… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The prophets preach . . . that pleasure, not will-power and coercion, is how you most deeply transform people. — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
There are two visions of America. One precedes our founding fathers and finds its roots in the harshness of our Puritan past.… — Sherwin Wine Copy Share Image
What has been the effect of [religious] coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. To support… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Convictions following the admission into evidence of confessions which are involuntary, i.e., the product of coercion, either physical or psychological, cannot stand.… — Felix Frankfurter Copy Share Image
“Until one nation ceases its attempts to dominate another, there will never be true freedom. Until one religion relinquishes its quest to… — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
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