Compelled Quotes

353 quotes by 309 authors

The answer is, of course, that it would be best to be both loved and feared. But since the two rarely come together, anyone compelled… — Niccolo Machiavelli
And who can doubt that it will lead to the worst disorders when minds created free by God are compelled to submit slavishly to an… — Galileo Galilei
Through the healing process of time-and through medical intervention or hospitalization in many cases-most people survive depression which may be its only blessing; but to… — William Styron
I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were wise, the most arbitrary princes could not hurt them. If… — William Blake
A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled by… — Niccolo Machiavelli
People with mental problems are our neighbors. They are members of our congregations, members of our families; they are everywhere in this country. If we… — Rosalynn Carter
It is indeed better (as no one ever could deny) that men should be led to worship God by teaching, than that they should be… — Saint Augustine
Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet… — Plato
For God loves to be entreated, He loves to be compelled. — Gregory of Nazianzus
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will… — Plato
Compelled to become instruments of war, to kill and be killed, child soldiers are forced to give violent expression to the hatreds of adults — Olara Otunnu
Why do I write? I write because I have to, because it is all I know, because it is my truth, because I am compelled,… — Patrick Califia
In modern societies, some members of ethnic minority groups do not want to feel compelled to heed the voices of their communities when participating as… — Michael Kenny
Religion has been compelled by science to give up one after another of its dogmas. . . . — Herbert Spencer
Members of Congress should be compelled to wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers, so we could identify their corporate sponsors. — Caroline Baum
Again, men tell us that our preaching should be positive and not negative, that we can preach the truth without attacking error. But if we… — John Gresham Machen
I am compelled to fear that science will be used to promote the power of dominant groups rather than to make men happy. — Bertrand Russell
Society is a republic. When an individual endeavors to lift himself above his fellows, he is dragged down by the mass, either by means of… — Heinrich Heine
If people would write exactly what I wanted to read I wouldn't feel so compelled to write myself — Laurell K. Hamilton
In practical life we are compelled to follow what is most probable ; in speculative thought we are compelled to follow truth. — Baruch Spinoza

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