The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and… — David Friedman Copy Share Image
The intention behind the protective use of force is to prevent injury, never to punish or to cause individuals to suffer, repent… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
In spreading his ideas, Plato was willing to employ emotional appeals, state propaganda, and the use of force. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Support for peaceful reform by the people themselves is the right way to promote democracy, not the use of force. — Paul Wolfowitz Copy Share Image
The only justification in the use of force is to reduce the amount of force necessary to be used. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
War cannot be driven out by war, for the use of evil breeds more evil, hostility more hostility, and the use of… — Hans F. Sennholz Copy Share Image
In some cases, the measured use of force is all that protects us from a chaotic world ruled by force. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
The martial arts are based upon understanding, hard work and a total comprehension of skills. Power training and the use of force… — Bruce Lee Copy Share Image
We believe the use of force against Iraq, especially with reference to previous resolutions of the UN Security Council, has no grounds,… — Igor Ivanov Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln, in order to maintain the unity of the United Statesresorted to the use of force.so, I think Abraham Lincoln, president,… — Zhu Rongji Copy Share Image
Our investigation found that Mattingly and Cosgrove were justified in their use of force after having been fired upon by Kenneth Walker.… — Daniel Cameron Copy Share Image
The use of force, including beatings, undoubtedly has brought about the impact we wanted - strengthening the [occupied] population's fear of the… — Yitzhak Rabin Copy Share Image
“Terrorism is defined by the FBI as the unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government,… — Kathryn Shay Copy Share Image
While I am a convinced pacifist there are circumstances in which I believe the use of force is appropriate - namely, in… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Generically, wars in necessity are wars where, I think, the vital interest of the nation are at stake, in which there are… — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
This new declaration which emphasizes the necessity of global disarmament is based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in… — Alfred-Maurice de Zayas Copy Share Image
Over the years, there have been a series of concepts developed to justify the use of force in international affairs for a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
A society that puts equality — in the sense of equality of outcome — ahead of freedom will end up with neither… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Desert Storm created the pattern for the American way of war that eventually prevailed in Kosovo. America learned from Vietnam that unilateral… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
It would be a huge mistake to abandon democracy promotion. Peaceful political change has been enormously successful in the past years in… — Paul Wolfowitz Copy Share Image
It is curious that people tend to regard government as a quasi-divine, selfless, Santa Claus organization. Government was constructed neither for ability… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The international community...cannot simply call on Palestinians to abandon violence in the face of Israeli occupation and remain silent when the nonviolent… — Yousef Munayyer Copy Share Image
Although violence and the use of force may appear powerful and decisive, their benefits are short-lived. Violence can never bring a lasting… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“In my view, the West is not a concept to be explored, analyzed, or enlarged through a study of the history and… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Any naturally self-aware self-defining entity capable of independent moral judgment is a human.” Eveningstar said, “Entities not yet self-aware, but who, in… — John C. Wright Copy Share Image
“You say: "There are persons who lack education" and you turn to the law. But the law is not, in itself, a… — Frederic Bastiat Copy Share Image
“How do we pick and choose where to get involved? Canada and other peacekeeping nations have become accustomed to acting if, and… — Romeo Dallaire Copy Share Image
“Evil is not one large entity, but a collection of countless, small depravities brought up from the muck by petty men. Many… — Terry Goodkind Copy Share Image
“Can violence and the use of force to effect change upon the universe be left to the young? Do they see what… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Copy Share Image
“Observe the nature of today’s alleged peace movements. Professing love and concern for the survival of mankind, they keep screaming that the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Peacekeeping is a soldier-intensive business in which the quality of troops matters as much as the quantity. It is not just soldiering… — Larry Wentz Copy Share Image
Force rules the world-not opinion; but it is opinion that makes use of force. — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
It is a duty for any government to uphold the rule of law, and this sometimes requires the proportionate use of force. — Frans Timmermans Copy Share Image
I intend to introduce legislation that will make police accountable for their actions and limit uses of force in cases where it… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The use of force is always an answer to problems. Force isn't an attractive answer, though. — David Drake Copy Share Image
I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
Evil must be confronted in its womb, and, if it can't be done otherwise, then it has to be dealt with by… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image