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Force Quotes by Steven Pinker
- Perhaps the most extraordinary popular delusion about violence of the past quarter-century is that it is caused by low self-esteem. That theory has been endorsed…
- For all the tribulations in our lives, for all the troubles that remain in the world, the decline of violence is an accomplishment that we…
- As every student in Philosophy 101 learns, nothing can force me to believe that anyone except me is conscious. This power to deny that other…
- I think that communism was a major force for violence for more than 100 years, because it was built into its ideology - that progress…
- People have long assumed that violence is necessary for political change. Rulers never cede power voluntarily, the argument goes, so progressives have no choice but…
- A decent government with an effective, but not gratuitously violent, police force and a fair court system are essential. This deters and incapacitates psychopaths, bullies…
- Probably Hobbes got it right when he said that a leviathan, a third party with a monopoly on the use of legitimate use of force…
More Force Quotes
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- Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott
- The enduring responsibility of the United States Air Force is to provide strategic deterrence for the Nation and fly, fight and win… — Norton A. Schwartz
- Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that… — Karen Armstrong
- Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of all times… — Ansel Adams
- Don't find love, let it find you. It's called falling in love because you don't force yourself to fall, you just do. — Taylor Swift
- Don't Force Someone To Remember You All Time. Just Stay Silent And Let Them Realize How Will They Be Without You In… — Ritu Ghatourey
- We are continually shaped by the forces of coincidence. — Paul Auster