Lawful Compulsion

Famous quotes containing the words lawful and/or compulsion:

“Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?”
—Bible: New Testament, Mark 3:4.

Jesus.

“The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings. Ultimately this attitude leads to bombing people into the acceptance of gifts.”
—Ivan Illich (b. 1926)