Force is not a remedy. John Bright
When you appeal to force, there’s one thing you must never do – lose. Dwight D Eisenhower
Civilization is nothing else but the attempt to reduce force to being the last resort. Jose Ortega Y Gasset
Patience will achieve more than force. Edmund Burke
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where the gun begins. Ayn Rand
Force, and fraud, are in war the two cardinal virtues. Thomas Hobbes
Whatever needs to be maintained through force is doomed. Henry Miller
We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary. Dick Cheney
The power that is supported by force alone will have cause often to tremble. Louis Kossuth
Where force is necessary, there it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a manoeuver, a blow with an agreement. Leon Trotsky