Coerce Quotes

37 Coerce quotes by 35 unique authors

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but… — James Allen
The assertion that it is the intention of the German Reich to coerce the Austrian State is absurd! — Adolf Hitler
A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited. — Herbert Spencer
It seems to me, and I am personally convinced, that the Church must never speak from a position of strength. [These are shocking words.] It… — Anthony of Sourozh
Theology, by diverting the attention of men from this life to another, and by endeavoring to coerce all men into one religion, constantly preaching that… — Elbert Hubbard
Most power is power to coerce somebody. We don't have the power to coerce anybody. — Charles Koch
The most fundamental paradox is that, if we're never to use force, we must be prepared to use it and to use it successfully. We… — Ronald Reagan
I'm happy to respect authority when it's genuine authority, based on moral or intellectual or even technical superiority. I'm eager to follow a hero if… — Edward Abbey
The ideal society can be described, quite simply, as that in which no man has the power of means to coerce others. — Edward Abbey
Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever, by any religion, by any sect. Truth, being limitless, unconditioned, unapproachable… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Love has its own time, its own season, and its own reasons from coming and going. You cannot bribe it or coerce it or reason… — Kent Nerburn
She goes through the vale of death alone, each time a babe is born. As it is the right neither of man nor the state… — Margaret Sanger
In sex one wants or does not want. And the grief, the sorrow of life is that one cannot make or coerce or persuade the… — Kate Millett
Because interrogations are intended to coerce confessions, interrogators feel themselves justified in using their coercive means. Consistency regarding the technique is not important; inducing anxiety… — Aldrich Ames
White guilt is more of a sanctioned social convention than a genuine emotional experience. It’s a form of theatrical empathy that’s socially and financially rewarded.… — Jack Donovan
All attempts to coerce the living will of human beings into the service of something they do not want must fail — Ludwig von Mises
If you manipulate, coerce, and bully your children, you will have no power at all. If you lead with humility, gentleness, and by example, you… — William Martin
Here lies the tremendous mystery - that God should be all-powerful, yet refuse to coerce. He summons us to cooperation. We are honored in being… — Elisabeth Elliot
This is an effort to have government coerce, force speech and behavior. And it's being pushed and advocated by the gay community. This is their… — Michele Bachmann
Often men's impulses to coerce and degrade women seem to express not a confident assumption of dominance but a desire to retaliate for feelings of… — Ellen Willis
Power: The ability to force or coerce someone to do your will, even if they would choose not to, because of your position or your… — James Hunter
Trying to do good to people without God's help is no easier than making the sun shine at midnight. You discover that you've got to… — Therese of Lisieux
A man's 'original and natural right' to make all contracts that are 'intrinsically obligatory,' and to coerce the fulfillment of them, is one of the… — Lysander Spooner
But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of truth. — Mahatma Gandhi
True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want. — Larry Wall

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