Coercition

Coercicion, force, violence

Citations

• An attempt to achieve the good by force is like an attempt to provide a man with a picture gallery at the price of cutting out his eyes. - A Rand

• Freedom, in a political context ... means freedom from the coercive power of the state, and nothing else. - A Rand

• In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation, and only against those who initiate its use. - A Rand

• The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. - A Rand

• The precondition of a civilized society is the barring of physical force from social relationships - A Rand

Liens externes

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