Coercion Quotes

138 quotes by 102 authors

Let there be then no coercion established in society, and the common law of gravity prevailing, the sexes will fall into their proper places. — Judith Sargent Murray
I do not believe war the most certain means of enforcing principles. Those peaceable coercions which are in the power of every nation, if undertaken… — Thomas Jefferson
We must support government coercion over enforcing international protocols and speed limits on motorways if we want the global economy not to collapse and millions,… — Rowan Williams
As everyone knows, there is no intelligence in coercion or forcing another into action or realization. And if the name of the galactic game is… — Jose Arguelles
We do not assert that the capitalist mode of economic calculation guarantees the absolutely best solution of the allocation of factors of production. Such absolutely… — Ludwig von Mises
It is indeed probable that more harm and misery have been caused by men determined to use coercion to stamp out a moral evil than… — Friedrich August von Hayek
An autocratic system of coercion, in my opinion, soon degenerates. For force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an… — Albert Einstein
In making the great experiment of governing people by consent rather than by coercion, it is not sufficient that the party in power should have… — Walter Lippmann
Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions,… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
A person who is wise does nothing against their will, nothing with sighing or under coercion. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
For among nations - as within nations - the soundest unity is that which respects diversity, and the strongest cohesion is that which rejects coercion. — Richard M. Nixon
Words uttered under coercion are proof of loyalty to nothing but self-interest. Love of country must spring from willing hearts and free minds. — Hugo Black
If God himself was not willing to use coercion to force man to accept certain religious views, man, uninspired and liable to error, ought not… — William Jennings Bryan
God's chief way of acting is by persuasion and patience and long-suffering, not by coercion and stark confrontation. He acts by gentle solicitation and by… — Howard W. Hunter
Whenever the government is involved, there is an element of coercion. — Dinesh D'Souza
Consider the sexual harassment which continually occurs between a secretary and a boss . . . while objectionable to many women, [it] is not a… — Walter Block
The heart of government, coated with whatever velvet gloves you want to put on it, is a mailed fist of force and coercion. — Alan Keyes
All social cooperation on a larger scale than the most intimate social group requires a measure of coercion. — Reinhold Niebuhr
The most creative social strategy we have to offer is the church. Here we show the world a manner of life the world can never… — Stanley Hauerwas
Yes, authority, coercion, and dependence rest on the mass, but never freedom or the free unfoldment of the individual, never the birth of a free… — Emma Goldman

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