Force Threat Quotes

there are only two basic ways of structuring the relations between the female and male halves of humanity. All societies are patterned on either a dominator model - in which human hierarchies are ultimately backed up by force or the threat of force - or a partnership model, with variations in between.

A credible threat of force is only as good as the political will to use it.

The U.N. charter bars the threat of force.

Only the force of American arms, or the extremely credible threat of that force, can bring a fresh face to power.

The use and threat of force, when world peace is not in danger, are no longer valid frames of reference for achieving the ends sought today by sovereign nations.

I want to differentiate between stability and security: Stability comes from the hearts of people and acceptance of the judicial system. Security comes from the barrel of a gun and the threat of the use of force.

If you threaten force, you better be ready to use it.

Government can only do two things: It can beat people up and kill them. Or it can threaten to do so. When it seems to be doing something else - for example, handing out money or, say, surplus cheese - what's actually going on is that something has been taken away from one set of individuals by deadly force or the threat of deadly force, a hefty middleman's fee deducted, and whatever is left thrown to peasants delighted to receive stolen goods.

On my watch, Iran will not become a regional power. And I will not hesitate to use force when needed.

We need to force Iran to dismantle its nuclear program entirely or face the threat of military force to destroy that program.

The Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes.