Coercion Quotes

138 Coercion quotes by 102 unique authors

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
Briefly, the State is that organization in society which attempts to maintain a monopoly of the use of force and violence in a given territorial… — Murray Rothbard
I define anarchist society as one where there is no legal possibility for coercive aggression against the person or property of any individual. Anarchists oppose… — Murray Rothbard
Remember that mindsets can not be changed through force and coercion. No idea can ever be forcibly thrust upon any one. — Pervez Musharraf
Yes I pay taxes... There are no ethics in the face of coercion, that is blaming the victim. Focus on the man with the gun,… — Stefan Molyneux
Authority is not power; that's coercion. Authority is not knowledge; that's persuasion, or seduction. Authority is simply that the author has the right to make… — Herman Kahn
A law is not a law without coercion behind it.... — James A. Garfield
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 subject to outside… — Corliss Lamont
Government means politics, and interference by government carries with it always the implication of coercion. We may accept the expanding power of bureaucrats so long… — Owen D. Young
Theatre is the most perfect artistic form of coercion. — Augusto Boal
There’s one thing that’s been 'learned' maybe from Tunisia and Egypt that I think is a mistake. And that is that the existing ruler has… — Gene Sharp

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