Force Quote by Nelson Mandela

The use of force stands in need of control by a public neutral authority, in the interests of liberty no less than of justice.…

— Bertrand Russell

Government is an apparatus of compulsion and coercion.

— Ludwig von Mises

“All governments, even these precious “democracies,” derive all their power by force. Do something the government doesn’t want, like, say, cross the street against…

— S. Evan Townsend

Obey; this may be right; but beware of reverence.... Government is nothing but regulated force; force is its appropriate claim upon your attention. It…

— William Godwin

It is a duty for any government to uphold the rule of law, and this sometimes requires the proportionate use of force.

— Frans Timmermans

A government is an institution that holds a monopoly on the legitimate use of violence.

— Max Weber

A popular government wields a moral force, which is infinitely superior to the physical force that the foreign government could summon to its assistance.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Government, in it's last analysis, is organized force.

— Woodrow Wilson

Government force is derived from the sum of the physical force each citizen could exert which by one citizen himself would be ineffective, but…

— Ludwig von Mises

Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of…

— Harry Browne

Government originated in the attempt to find a form of association that defends and protects the person and property of each with the common…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What is this thing we call government? Is it anything but organized violence? The law orders you to obey, and if you don't obey,…

— Alexander Berkman