Compulsion Quotes

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By nature, man is lazy, working only under compulsion; and when he is strong we will always live, as far as he can, upon the… — Henry Adams
The State is not, as many political scientists would make it, an inanimate thing; it consists of people, human beings, each of whom operates under… — Frank Chodorov
We receive the truths of science by compulsion. Nothing but ignorance is able to resist them. — Chauncey Wright
I don't think of myself as a critic or teacher either, but simply - and at the obvious risk of disingenuousness - as someone who… — Richard Gilman
The compulsion of fate is bitter. — Christoph Martin Wieland
I write to please myselfâ€”of course, that is a given. But beyond this reach for pleasure, I know that I write for my countrymen, that… — F. Sionil JosÃ©
If the state, with all of the emotional resources at its command, cannot finance its most basic and vital activities without resort to compulsion, it… — Mancur Olson
You can be creative only when there is abandonment-which means, really, there is no sense of compulsion, no fear of not being, of not gaining,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Your desintation is a life of meaning, fulfillment, creativity and joy. A life free of fears, obsessions, compulsions, and addictions, without the insecurities others activates… — Gary Zukav
Government means always coercion and compulsion and is by necessity the opposite of liberty. — Ludwig von Mises
I write when something sticks in my craw. Writing is a compulsion â€” or an itch. — Hisaye Yamamoto
Anything other than free enterprise always means a society of compulsion and lower living standards, and any form of socialism strictly enforced means dictatorship and… — Llewellyn Rockwell
Government has ceased to mean upholding and reinforcing the traditional rights and morals of the governed; it now means compulsion in the service of social… — Joseph Sobran
There are three ways of trying to win the young. There is persuasion, there is compulsion, and there is attraction. You can preach at them:… — Kurt Hahn
Do you think nobody would willingly entrust his children to you or pay you for teaching them? Why do you have to extort your fees… — Isabel Paterson
The nature of my compulsion was such that I danced in my sleep. The entire household was sometimes awakened by loud thumping sounds coming from… — Gelsey Kirkland
The quest for a war-free world has a basic purpose: survival. But if in the process we learn how to achieve it by love rather… — Joseph Rotblat
The elements of instruction should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion. — Plato
One fact stands out in bold relief in the history of man's attempts for betterment. That is that when compulsion is used, only resentment is… — Samuel Gompers
In most ages many countries have had part of their inhabitants in a state of slavery; yet it may be doubted whether slavery can ever… — Samuel Johnson

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