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All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land. – William Kingdon Clifford	added by Normando 2 years ago
The Constitution requires public schools to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students…that includes ensuring that student-athletes don’t feel compelled to pray or participate in religious activities to secure their place on a team. – The Ninth Circuit	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If they refuse, they are subject to being subpoenaed and compelled to testify under oath, this issue should not be partisan; under the Constitution, Congress is a co-equal branch of government and must be protected from an overreaching executive, and we expect that our Republican colleagues will join us in getting to the bottom of this serious matter. – House Democrats only	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Radio telescopes on Earth can not see cosmic radio waves at about 33 feet( 10 meters) or longer because of our ionosphere, so there's a whole region of the universe that we simply can not see, but previous ideas of building a radio antenna on the Moon have been very resource intensive and complicated, so we were compelled to come up with something different. – Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay	Found on CNN 2 years ago
His statement clearly reflects his intent to keep enforcing the hostile policy toward the DPRK as it had been done by the US for over half a century, now that what the keynote of the Kim Yo Jong new DPRK policy has become clear, we will be compelled to press for corresponding measures, and with time the US will find itself in a very grave situation. – Kim Yo Jong	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s that every individual should be treated equally under the law, that no one should be compelled to believe something just because someone else does. – Darin Oswald	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
That's the one protection that officers have that makes them willing to go out and do this work, they are being asked to go and deal with violent situations and compelled to perform these jobs on behalf of the city. – Michael Harrison	Found on CNN 3 years ago
My vote to impeach was compelled by the oath I swore to the Constitution, wyoming citizens know that this oath does not bend or yield to politics or partisanship. – House Republicans	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The judge’s decision is a historic milestone, both the state of Ecuador and the company are responsible, and are compelled, to provide reparations for the victims. – Ombudsman Freddy Carrion.For	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
These are randomly selected citizens who were compelled to sit on a grand jury and were terribly misused by the most powerful law enforcement official in Kentucky. – Kevin Glogower	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Most passive funds [ that track the index ] will be essentially compelled to buy the stock. – Nick Hyett	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I had initially planned on selling my cards on eBay, but when I thought about the smile I could put on that little girl's face, it was an easy decision. I felt compelled to donate the cards to her. – Kevin Ashford	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Without these videos, we can not move forward with our prosecutions. And thus, we are ethically compelled to drop the cases against all of the defendants. – David Aronberg	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We are not defined by our characteristics, like our gender or our age or other physical attributes. What gives us our identity is our character, that is, our behavior and our attitude. How we think, how we behave with other people, what opinions we have, our outlook on life, these parameters make up our character. And our character defines the individual whom the world is compelled either to respect or to contempt. Our character shapes not only the world’s opinion of us but also our destiny. If we have a positive attitude, we are sure to succeed. That is entirely in your control. Take charge of your personality, build yourself up, and stand out from the crowd! – Prashant Agarwal	added by prashantagarwal 3 years ago
Some U.S. officials just want to shift the blame, actually, we dont want to fall into an argument with them, but faced with such repeated moral slander by them, I feel compelled to take some time and clarify the truth again. – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
All socialism involves slavery.... That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labors under coercion to satisfy another's desires. The relation admits of many gradations. Oppressive taxation is a form of slavery of the individual to the community as a whole. The essential question is -- How much is he compelled to labor for other benefit than his own, and how much can he labor for his own benefit? – Herbert Spencer	added by Normando 4 years ago
It is viewed as a negative when an organization has been compromised, most organizations are compelled to report any type of compromise, but management may still see it as an indication of weakness that may negatively affect the organization. – Ron Schlecht	Found on CNN 4 years ago
That way, everyone is compelled to speak up and participate, but the over-talkers will be more limited. – Ellen Faye	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Melania Trump is not like Hillary Clinton or Pat Nixon, melania Trump didn't feel compelled to publicly defend( Trump) at other dire points in Pat Nixon administration, when Melania Trump could have made a difference in how Pat Nixon was perceived, so why should Melania Trump stick Melania Trump neck out now ? – Kate Andersen Brower	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I have many reasons why not to do this. But I feel like out of duty and out of obedience to what the Lord has called me to do, and then, to use the talents that I just shared with you guys, the talents that God has given me to glorify him. I feel compelled. – Frank Pomeroy	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
I had staked everything on it, i loved my job with ABC. I just felt compelled to do this. – Michael Davies	Found on CNN 4 years ago
If she resigns right now, if she is compelled by Beijing to resign, that would send a very strong signal to Hong Kong and the international community that Beijing, the largest one-party state, the largest authoritarian state in the world, would back down in the face of popular pressure. – Ming Sing	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This trial has revealed that Keith Raniere, who portrayed Keith Raniere as a savant and a genius, was in fact a massive manipulator, a con man, and the crime boss of a cult-like organization involved in sex trafficking, child pornography, extortion, compelled abortions, branding, degradation and humiliation. – Keith Raniere	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I don't want the show to be torture to watch. It is entertainment and you want people to be compelled by it. You don't want it to be horrible medicine. – Bruce Miller	Found on Reuters 4 years ago

All our liberties are due to men who, when their conscience has compelled them, have broken the laws of the land.

– William Kingdon Clifford

added by Normando
2 years ago

The Constitution requires public schools to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students…that includes ensuring that student-athletes don’t feel compelled to pray or participate in religious activities to secure their place on a team.

– The Ninth Circuit

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If they refuse, they are subject to being subpoenaed and compelled to testify under oath, this issue should not be partisan; under the Constitution, Congress is a co-equal branch of government and must be protected from an overreaching executive, and we expect that our Republican colleagues will join us in getting to the bottom of this serious matter.

– House Democrats only

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Radio telescopes on Earth can not see cosmic radio waves at about 33 feet( 10 meters) or longer because of our ionosphere, so there's a whole region of the universe that we simply can not see, but previous ideas of building a radio antenna on the Moon have been very resource intensive and complicated, so we were compelled to come up with something different.

– Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay

Found on CNN
2 years ago

His statement clearly reflects his intent to keep enforcing the hostile policy toward the DPRK as it had been done by the US for over half a century, now that what the keynote of the Kim Yo Jong new DPRK policy has become clear, we will be compelled to press for corresponding measures, and with time the US will find itself in a very grave situation.

– Kim Yo Jong

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s that every individual should be treated equally under the law, that no one should be compelled to believe something just because someone else does.

– Darin Oswald

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That's the one protection that officers have that makes them willing to go out and do this work, they are being asked to go and deal with violent situations and compelled to perform these jobs on behalf of the city.

– Michael Harrison

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My vote to impeach was compelled by the oath I swore to the Constitution, wyoming citizens know that this oath does not bend or yield to politics or partisanship.

– House Republicans

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The judge’s decision is a historic milestone, both the state of Ecuador and the company are responsible, and are compelled, to provide reparations for the victims.

– Ombudsman Freddy Carrion.For

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

These are randomly selected citizens who were compelled to sit on a grand jury and were terribly misused by the most powerful law enforcement official in Kentucky.

– Kevin Glogower

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Most passive funds [ that track the index ] will be essentially compelled to buy the stock.

– Nick Hyett

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I had initially planned on selling my cards on eBay, but when I thought about the smile I could put on that little girl's face, it was an easy decision. I felt compelled to donate the cards to her.

– Kevin Ashford

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Without these videos, we can not move forward with our prosecutions. And thus, we are ethically compelled to drop the cases against all of the defendants.

– David Aronberg

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We are not defined by our characteristics, like our gender or our age or other physical attributes. What gives us our identity is our character, that is, our behavior and our attitude. How we think, how we behave with other people, what opinions we have, our outlook on life, these parameters make up our character. And our character defines the individual whom the world is compelled either to respect or to contempt. Our character shapes not only the world’s opinion of us but also our destiny. If we have a positive attitude, we are sure to succeed. That is entirely in your control. Take charge of your personality, build yourself up, and stand out from the crowd!

– Prashant Agarwal

added by prashantagarwal
3 years ago

Some U.S. officials just want to shift the blame, actually, we dont want to fall into an argument with them, but faced with such repeated moral slander by them, I feel compelled to take some time and clarify the truth again.

– Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

All socialism involves slavery.... That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labors under coercion to satisfy another's desires. The relation admits of many gradations. Oppressive taxation is a form of slavery of the individual to the community as a whole. The essential question is -- How much is he compelled to labor for other benefit than his own, and how much can he labor for his own benefit?

– Herbert Spencer

added by Normando
4 years ago

It is viewed as a negative when an organization has been compromised, most organizations are compelled to report any type of compromise, but management may still see it as an indication of weakness that may negatively affect the organization.

– Ron Schlecht

Found on CNN
4 years ago

That way, everyone is compelled to speak up and participate, but the over-talkers will be more limited.

– Ellen Faye

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Melania Trump is not like Hillary Clinton or Pat Nixon, melania Trump didn't feel compelled to publicly defend( Trump) at other dire points in Pat Nixon administration, when Melania Trump could have made a difference in how Pat Nixon was perceived, so why should Melania Trump stick Melania Trump neck out now ?

– Kate Andersen Brower

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I have many reasons why not to do this. But I feel like out of duty and out of obedience to what the Lord has called me to do, and then, to use the talents that I just shared with you guys, the talents that God has given me to glorify him. I feel compelled.

– Frank Pomeroy

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

I had staked everything on it, i loved my job with ABC. I just felt compelled to do this.

– Michael Davies

Found on CNN
4 years ago

If she resigns right now, if she is compelled by Beijing to resign, that would send a very strong signal to Hong Kong and the international community that Beijing, the largest one-party state, the largest authoritarian state in the world, would back down in the face of popular pressure.

– Ming Sing

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This trial has revealed that Keith Raniere, who portrayed Keith Raniere as a savant and a genius, was in fact a massive manipulator, a con man, and the crime boss of a cult-like organization involved in sex trafficking, child pornography, extortion, compelled abortions, branding, degradation and humiliation.

– Keith Raniere

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I don't want the show to be torture to watch. It is entertainment and you want people to be compelled by it. You don't want it to be horrible medicine.

– Bruce Miller

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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