Accepting Quote by Owen D. Young

Whenever the government is involved, there is an element of coercion.

— Dinesh D'Souza

Government is an apparatus of compulsion and coercion.

— Ludwig von Mises

“Those in government are especially susceptible to the corruption of power, because government is institutionalized coercion.”

— George H. Smith

The coercive power of government is always a beacon to those who want to dominate others -- summoning the worst dregs of society to…

— Harry Browne

Government means always coercion and compulsion and is by necessity the opposite of liberty.

— Ludwig von Mises

So what is government?... Very simply, it is an agency of coercion. Of course, there are other agencies of coercion - such as the…

— Harry Browne

Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or,…

— Alexander Hamilton

It is important to remember that government interference always means either violent action or the threat of such action. Government is in the last…

— Ludwig von Mises

You give bureaucrats power over others, and when the others are poor and helpless, nothing matches government. More than any single exploitive tyrannical force,…

— Millicent Fenwick

Government is about coercion. Limiting government is the single most important instrument for guaranteeing liberty. We're working on a third generation which has little…

— Walter E. Williams

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