Compel Quotes

132 quotes by 113 authors

His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants' hall. — James M. Barrie
It would do the world good if every man would compel himself occasionally to be absolutely alone. Most of the world s progress has come… — Bruce Barton
No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of a person to believe or to disbelieve. — Thomas Carlyle
To advise is not to compel. — Anton Chekhov
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested… — B R Ambedkar
...we must face the fact that unilateral action on the part of the United States will never be enough to stop illegal immigration. Immigrants come… — Barbara Jordan
When on life's journey it becomes our lot to travel with criticism of skeptics, the hate of some, the rejection of others, the impatience of… — Angel Abrea
In order to persuade Britain to pack up, to compel her to make peace, it was essential to rob her of her hope of being… — Adolf Hitler
With the defeat of the Reich and pending the emergence of the Asiatic, the African and, perhaps, the South American nationalisms, there will remain in… — Adolf Hitler
Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army, which… — George Washington
At this stage you must admit that whatever is seen to be sentient is nevertheless composed of atoms that are insentient. The phenomena open to… — Lucretius
No individual or private group or private organization has the legal power to initiate the use of physical force against other individuals or groups and… — Ayn Rand
The state is essentially an apparatus of compulsion and coercion. The characteristic feature of its activities is to compel people through the application or the… — Ludwig von Mises
No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to sweep away all theories and common notions,… — Francis Bacon
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel. It is to bring another out of his bad sense into your good sense. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The artist's mission must not be to produce an irrefutable solution to a problem, but to compel us to love life in all its countless… — Leo Tolstoy
Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties and create immense suffering and… — Ban Ki-moon
The chief arguments that are urged against an established religion, may be used with equal force against an established charity. The dissenter submits, that no… — Herbert Spencer
Human beings are compelled to adopt a belief system; some paradigm to provide meaning, purpose, and understanding to our lives. A quick survey of the… — Terry Rossio
Art can compel people freely, gladly, and spontaneously to sacrifice themselves in the service of man. — Leo Tolstoy

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