“Persuasion instead of force is the sign of a civilized society”
- Mark Skousen
Don’t pass laws that force people to do things Instead Persuade people Vote with your dollar Advocate, boycott, etc - non-coercive methods
Our whole society is based around force, violence and coercion
Alfred north whitehead quote about “victory of persuasion over force”
The idea that forcing people to pay taxes for things we deem necessary - such as pension, health care, education etc - is the only way Rather than allowing people to willingly pay for these things because they value them
Rather than asking deep quotations about why drugs, abortion, crime, gun violence are a problem - people just want to pass laws that blanket ban things. Rather than work together, try to persuade people to act morally through inspiring their best nature
The insane idea that you can legislate good behavior And that people even know what constitutes good behavior in the first place
Persuasion is important because it is about freedom and responsibility It is about persuading others that your way is the right way, the best way, the moral way