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Force Quotes - Page 8

That there may happen cases in which the national government may be necessitated to resort to force, cannot be denied.

That there may happen cases in which the national government may be necessitated to resort to force, cannot be denied.

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (2015). “The Federalist Papers: A Collection of Essays Written in Favour of the New Constitution”, p.133, Coventry House Publishing

One arises from a low to a high station more often by using fraud instead of force.

Niccolo Machiavelli (1979). “The Portable Machiavelli”, p.225, Penguin

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves.

Robert F. Kennedy (1964). “The Pursuit of Justice”, New York : Harper & Row

The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning.

Ludwig Von Mises (1990). “Economic freedom and interventionism: an anthology of articles and essays”

The Force is within you. Force yourself.

"ABC Special Report" with Barbra Walters, March 24, 1997.

Oh! that gentleness! how far more potent is it than force!

Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.340, Penguin

When someone forces me to do something I don't do it.

"Mo Yan accepts Nobel prize, defends 'necessary' censorship" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. December 11, 2012.

When I heard Grateful Dead music, I knew that it was the most powerful force on the planet.

"Q&A: The Dead’s Mickey Hart". Interview with William Goodman, www.spin.com. April 30, 2009.

Certain other societies may respect the rule of force--we respect the rule of law.

Vanderbilt University 90th Anniversary Convocation Address, delivered 18 May 1963, Vanderbilt University Stadium, Nashville Tennessee