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Force Quotes - Page 25

Even God is said to be unable to use force against necessity.

Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

Even the most despotic government cannot stand except for the consent of the governed.... Immediately the subject ceases to fear the despotic force, his power is gone.

Mahatma Gandhi (2014). “Freedom's Battle: Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation”, p.50, The Floating Press

War with all its glorification of brute force is essentially a degrading thing.

Mahatma Gandhi (1962). “The Essential Gandhi: His Life, Work, and Ideas : an Anthology”, Vintage

Brain against brute force - and brain came out on the top - as its bound to do.

Kenneth Grahame (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Kenneth Grahame (Illustrated)”, p.79, Delphi Classics

You'll find my power comes from within.... and is a force to be reckoned with.

"Silver Surfer". Comic book, Vol. 3, no. 35 "The Name is Thanos", March 1990.

Who are we? We are the life-force power of the universe.

"My stroke of insight". TED Talks, www.ted.com. February 2008.

Lawyers don't run sales forces.

Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Boredom and fatigue are great historical forces.

"The age of entropy" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. March 2, 2001.

Don't force me into saying what I don't want to say, and what I won't say.

Ivan Turgenev (2013). “Delphi Works of Ivan Turgenev (Illustrated)”, p.392, Delphi Classics

Finally, states have monopolized, or sought to monopolize, armed force.

Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (1995). “Capistalist Civilisation”, p.55, Verso

Love is the most ferocious and strongest force on the planet.

"Michelangelo Knows Best – An Interview with Greg Cipes". Interview with Dak, www.wired.com. March 1, 2013.