Force Quotes

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Truth will do well enough if left to shift for herself. She seldom has received much aid from the power of great men to whom… — Thomas Jefferson
I have so much confidence in the good sense of man, and his qualifications for self-government, that I am never afraid of the issue where… — Thomas Jefferson
Error indeed has often prevailed by the assistance of power or force. Truth is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error. — Thomas Jefferson
By the end of this decade, a majority of our Navy and Air Force fleets will be based out of the Pacific, because the United… — Barack Obama
Conscription is an impediment to achieving the forces Australia needs. It is an alibi for failing to give proper conditions to regular soldiers. We will… — Gough Whitlam
We must not allow ourselves to be deflected by the feminists who are anxious to force us to regard the two sexes as completely equal… — Sigmund Freud
This is an instrument in the hands of the people for fighting the fascist saboteurs, because the Chilean armed forces are a guarantee of constitutionality… — Salvador Allende
In any case, the bayonet isn't as important as it used to be. It's more usual now to go into the attack with hand-grenades and… — Erich Maria Remarque
They [American forces] are there as an expression of the American national interest to prevent the Iranian combination of imperialism and fundamentalist ideology from dominating… — Henry A. Kissinger
There are some who feel like - that the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is, bring 'em on! We've… — George W. Bush
I do not believe the President requires any additional authorization from the Congress before committing US forces to achieve our objectives in the Gulf. — Dick Cheney
We fought a military war; our opponents fought a political one. We sought physical attrition; our opponents aimed for our psychological exhaustion. In the process… — Henry A. Kissinger
[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours… — William Halsey
It is because peaceful agitation and passive resistance are effective that I uphold them, and it is because force strengthens tyranny that I condemn it.… — Benjamin Tucker
And we remember the end of our combat mission and the emergence of a new dawn -- the precision of our efforts against al Qaeda… — Barack Obama
Force is the weapon of the weak. — Ammon Hennacy
I AM A PERSON WHO THINKS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE SPIRIT WHEN I WRITE. I THINK ABOUT WHAT CAN'T BE KNOWN AND ONLY IMAGINED.… — Amy Tan
Many intelligent people, when about to write . . . , force on their minds a certain notion about style, just as they screw up… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I… — David Guterson
The force of union conquers all. — Homer

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