If He Who Employs Coercion Against Me Could Mould Me To His Purposes By Argument, No Doubt He Would. He Pretends To Punish Me Because His Argument Is Strong; But He Really Punishes Me Because His Argument Is Weak. - SearchQuotes

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If he who employs coercion against me could mould me to his purposes by argument, no doubt he would. He pretends to punish me because his argument is strong; but he really punishes me because his argument is weak.

William Godwin

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