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“What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites.” Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia
“This work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half.” George Orwell, Animal Farm
“The fundamental threat to freedom is power to coerce, be it in the hands of a monarch, a dictator, an oligarchy, or a momentary majority.” Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom

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George Orwell (1)
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Capitalism and Freedom (1)
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