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to force

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The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves... is what I call hell. André Malraux

In effect, to follow, not to force the public inclination; to give a direction, a form, a technical dress, and a specific sanction, to the general sense of the community, is the true end of legislature. Edmund Burke

It would be futile to attempt to fit women into a masculine pattern of attitudes, skills and abilities and disastrous to force them to suppress their specifically female characteristics and abilities by keeping up the pretense that there are no differences between the sexes. Arianna Huffington

I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone. H. L. Mencken

As you get older, you have to force yourself to have new dreams. For instance, I've been flying for 37 years, but now teaching others to fly is interesting for me. Sometimes you have to find new angles on life to keep you interested, like sharing successes and inspiring and helping others. John Travolta

You can't use your hand to force the sun to set. Nigerian Proverb

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