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"Nothing made by brute force lasts."

"Nothing made by brute force lasts."

Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Writer

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"We need a strong police force - the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Chechnya. We have to get rid of the traitors who have managed to penetrate into the law-enforcement department."

"We need a strong police force - the Interior Ministry of the Republic of Chechnya. We have to get rid of the traitors who have managed to penetrate into the law-enforcement department."

Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen Statesman

Force, Law, Police

50

"What was taken by force, can only be restored by force."

"What was taken by force, can only be restored by force."

Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian Leader

43

"We oppose occupation of land by force and we believe in dialogue as the method for regaining Arab rights. This is the spirit of the Great Arab Revolt."

"We oppose occupation of land by force and we believe in dialogue as the method for regaining Arab rights. This is the spirit of the Great Arab Revolt."

King Hussein I, Jordanian Statesman

Force, Rights, Land, Occupation

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"The liquidation of colonialism is a trend of the times which no force can hold back."

"The liquidation of colonialism is a trend of the times which no force can hold back."

Kim Jong Il, North Korean Leader

39

"No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever."

"No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

Force, Population

33

"I believe in a higher force that is within me."

"I believe in a higher force that is within me."

Tobey Maguire, American Actor

25

"Now if this electron is displaced from its equilibrium position, a force that is directly proportional to the displacement restores it like a pendulum to its position of rest."

"Now if this electron is displaced from its equilibrium position, a force that is directly proportional to the displacement restores it like a pendulum to its position of rest."

Pieter Zeeman, Dutch Physicist

Force, Now, Rest

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"You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish."

"You know, we're really destroying ourselves because we're really making the motivating force of anything we do selfish."

Ralph Steadman, British Cartoonist

22

"Our patience will achieve more than our force."

"Our patience will achieve more than our force."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Force, Patience, Will

20

"Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think."

"Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

18

"This, it may be said, is no more than a hypothesis... only of that force of precedent which in all times has been so strong to keep alive religious forms of which the original meaning is lost."

"This, it may be said, is no more than a hypothesis... only of that force of precedent which in all times has been so strong to keep alive religious forms of which the original meaning is lost."

William Robertson Smith, Scottish Scientist

Force, May, Meaning, Religious

18

"Resorting to violence and the use of force at holy sites is unacceptable, whatever the reason might be."

"Resorting to violence and the use of force at holy sites is unacceptable, whatever the reason might be."

Ahmet Necdet Sezner, Turkish President

Force, Reason, Violence

18

"Don't force it, get a bigger hammer."

"Don't force it, get a bigger hammer."

Arthur Bloch, American Author

16

"It is obvious that the RUC is no longer accepted as an impartial police force."

"It is obvious that the RUC is no longer accepted as an impartial police force."

Jack Lynch, Irish Statesman

Force, Obvious, Police

16

"I joined the air force. I took to it immediately when I arrived there. I did three years, eight months, and ten days in all, but it took me a year and a half to get disabused of my romantic notions about it."

"I joined the air force. I took to it immediately when I arrived there. I did three years, eight months, and ten days in all, but it took me a year and a half to get disabused of my romantic notions about it."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Force, Months, Romantic, Years

15

"Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the active and initial force, and labor is therefore the employer of capital."

"Capital is a result of labor, and is used by labor to assist it in further production. Labor is the active and initial force, and labor is therefore the employer of capital."

Henry George, American Economist

Force, Labor, Production, Result

15

"However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition is rising and will continue to rise as the administration's policies force inflation."

"However, this President sees no problem eliminating funding for Perkins Loans in his budget, even though the cost of tuition is rising and will continue to rise as the administration's policies force inflation."

Tim Bishop, American Politician

Force, Inflation, President, Will

14

"Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe."

"Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe."

John Milton, English Poet

14

"The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force."

"The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force."

Peter DeFazio, American Politician

Force, Freedom, Iraq, Security

14

"How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law."

"How long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law."

Edward Coke, English Businessman

Force, Law, Reason

14

"What you don't do can be a destructive force."

"What you don't do can be a destructive force."

Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady

14

"Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more."

"Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more."

Nikola Tesla, American Inventor

14

"The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force."

"The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force."

Adolf Hitler, German Criminal

Force, Population, Rhetoric

14

"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity."

"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity."

Leon Trotsky, Russian Revolutionary

14

"Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up."

"Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up."

Thomas J. Watson, American Scientist

Force, Friends, Will

14

"The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's."

"The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's."

Harry S. Truman, American President

Force, Machine, Navy, Police

14

"The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest."

"The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

Force, Interest, Passion

14

"Photography is a major force in explaining man to man."

"Photography is a major force in explaining man to man."

Edward Steichen, American Photographer

Force, Man, Photography

13

"Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from the failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so."

"Where the suspect poses no immediate threat to the officer and no threat to others, the harm resulting from the failing to apprehend him does not justify the use of deadly force to do so."

Byron White, American Judge

13

"The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once."

"The force of the blow depends on the resistance. It is sometimes better not to struggle against temptation. Either fly or yield at once."

F. H. Bradley, British Philosopher

Force, Struggle, Temptation, Yield

13

"When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the nickname of Kitten."

"When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by the nickname of Kitten."

Joaquin Phoenix, American Actor

Force, Ladies, Name

13

"If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force."

"If the poet has pursued a moral objective, he has diminished his poetic force."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

13

"Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them?"

"Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them?"

Lauryn Hill, American Musician

13

"Force has no place where there is need of skill."

"Force has no place where there is need of skill."

Herodotus, Greek Historian

13

"To force a man to pay for the violation of his own liberty is indeed an addition of insult to injury."

"To force a man to pay for the violation of his own liberty is indeed an addition of insult to injury."

Benjamin Tucker, American Activist

Force, Injury, Insult, Liberty

12

"There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the writer's will to live."

"There's a moral force in a sentence when it comes out right. It speaks the writer's will to live."

Don DeLillo, American Novelist

Force, Right, Will, Writer

12

"We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary."

"We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary."

Dick Cheney, American Vice President

12

"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation."

"Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravitation."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

11

"I do feel we can create more jobs and opportunities for Jersey City residents, but in the spirit of free enterprise, I do not think it is right to force companies to hire a fixed percentage of local residents."

"I do feel we can create more jobs and opportunities for Jersey City residents, but in the spirit of free enterprise, I do not think it is right to force companies to hire a fixed percentage of local residents."

Vincent Frank, American Author

Force, Jobs, Right, Spirit

11

"The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate to them, but to give additional force to their well-meant endeavours, and raise them to public esteem."

"The sincere teachers of their youth should be met, not with an intention to dictate to them, but to give additional force to their well-meant endeavours, and raise them to public esteem."

Joseph Lancaster, English Educator

Force, Intention, Public, Teachers

11

"It is therefore utterly false to say that Marx revokes the law of value as far as individual commodities are concerned, and maintains it in force solely for the aggregate of these commodities."

"It is therefore utterly false to say that Marx revokes the law of value as far as individual commodities are concerned, and maintains it in force solely for the aggregate of these commodities."

Rudolf Hilferding, Austrian Economist

Force, Law, Value

11

"To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him."

"To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him."

Potter Stewart, American Judge

11

"It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best."

"It's an old adage that the way to be safe is never to be secure... Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best."

Harold W. Dodds, American Educator

Force, Insecurity, Old

10

"Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It's something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live."

"Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can say. It's something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live."

Ray Brown, American Musician

Force, Jazz, Word

10

"Force is not a remedy."

"Force is not a remedy."

John Bright, British Politician

10

"We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers."

"We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers."

Barney Ross, American Athlete

10

"Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not."

"Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

10

"The more we reduce ourselves to machines in the lower things, the more force we shall set free to use in the higher."

"The more we reduce ourselves to machines in the lower things, the more force we shall set free to use in the higher."

Anna C. Brackett, American Philosopher

Force, Machines

10

"One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires."

"One might as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as to try to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires."

Robert Collier, American Publisher

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