#constrain

True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will. ↗

— Jonathan Edwards

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There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune. ↗

— Sophocles

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Partly because of the desperate economic situation in the country, what were once the leading institutions of conservatism are constrained. ↗

— David Frum

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People who talk about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life, without understanding what is subversive about love and what is positive in the refusal of constraints, such people have a corpse in their mouth. ↗

— Raoul Vaneigem

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War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. ↗

— George Washington

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I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free. ↗

— Martin Yan

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Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty. ↗

— Stephen Jay Gould

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And as far as possible for sickness or fatigue, constrain yourself to eat in the hall before your people, for this shall bring great benefit and honour to you. ↗

— Robert Grosseteste

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Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power. ↗

— Chuck Hagel

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Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

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