Force Quotes

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Its objects are CONTRACTS with foreign nations which have the force of law, but derive it from the obligations of good faith. — Alexander Hamilton
Our status as a free society and world power is not based on brute strength. When we've taken up arms, it has been for the… — Ronald Reagan
In speaking of natural rights, therefore, it is essential to remember that these alleged rights have no political force whatsoever, unless recognized and enforced by… — Charles Edward Merriam
The increasing remoteness of consanguinity is everyday diminishing the force of the family compact between France and Spain. And politicians have ever with great reason… — Alexander Hamilton
Our country represents nothing but peaceful intentions toward all the earth, but it ought not to fail to maintain such a military force as comports… — Calvin Coolidge
War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion throughout society these irresistible forces for uniformity, for passionate cooperation with the government… — Randolph Bourne
Reason and Knowledge have always played a secondary, subordinate, auxiliary role in the life of peoples, and this will always be the case. A people… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
When you offer a vibration, the Universal forces are working in concert with each other in order to satisfy you. You really are the center… — Esther Hicks
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity. — Mahatma Gandhi
Language is the biggest barrier to human progress because language is an encyclopedia of ignorance. Old perceptions are frozen into language and force us to… — Edward de Bono
Of all social institutions language is least amenable to initiative. It blends with the life of society, and the latter, inert by nature, is a… — Ferdinand de Saussure
It is all a question of sensitiveness. Brute force and overbearing may make a terrific effect. But in the end, that which lives by delicate… — D. H. Lawrence
Human life in common is only made possible when a majority comes together which is stronger than any separate individual and which remains united against… — Sigmund Freud
There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love. — William Hazlitt
Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover… — Patrick Henry
It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy… — Martin Luther
The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages,… — Bill Gates
For pilots sometimes see behind the curtain, behind the veil of gossamer velvet, and find the truth behind man, the force behind a universe. — Richard Bach
That there may happen cases in which the national government may be necessitated to resort to force, cannot be denied. — Alexander Hamilton
The conservative goal has been the Third Worldization of the United States: an increasingly underemployed, lower-wage work-force; a small but growing moneyed class that pays… — Michael Parenti

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