Force Quotes

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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force...Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action. — George Washington
Force without judgement falls on its own weight. — Horace
Only fools seek power, and the greatest fools seek it through force. — Laozi
One can...never create [freedom] by an invading force. — Maximilien Robespierre
The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use… — Norman Cousins
This I hope will be the age of experiments in government, and that their basis will be founded in principles of honesty, not of mere… — Thomas Jefferson
If an unusual necessity forces us onward, a surprising thing occurs. The fatigue gets worse up to a certain point, when, gradually or suddenly, it… — William James
The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force during the historical period in… — Mao Zedong
Our national defense will be consolidated and no imperialist will be allowed to invade our territory again. Our People's armed forces must be maintained and… — Mao Zedong
With plants, persuasion is better than force. — Elsa Bakalar
There is always room for a person of force and they make room for many. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Oppose not rage while rage is in its force, but give it way a while and let it waste. — William Shakespeare
Man has become a superman ... because he not only disposes oinnate, physical forces, but because he is in command ... olatent forces in nature… — Albert Schweitzer
Brute force crushes many plants. Yet the plants rise again. The Pyramids will not last a moment compared with the daisy. And before Buddha or… — D. H. Lawrence
It is energy - the central element of which is will - that produces the miracle that is enthusiasm in all ages. Everywhere it is… — Samuel Smiles
I have to say that flying on Air Force One sort of spoils you for coach on a regular airline. — Ron Reagan
I speak in the name of the entire German people when I assure the world that we all share the honest wish to eliminate the… — Adolf Hitler
Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in which… — Charles de Gaulle
Australia and New Zealand are now threatened by the might of the Imperial Japanese forces, and both of them should know that any resistance is… — Hideki Tojo
The fact, however, to which I want to call attention is that the master of Judo never relies upon his own strength. He scarcely uses… — Lafcadio Hearn

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