A coerced "choice" does not reflect virtue, only compliance.
Women are raped and coerced into sex.
Mother has to be coerced into doing a lot of things.
Coerced innocence is like an imprisoned lark,--open the door, and it is off forever. The bird that roams through the sky and the groves unrestrained knows how to dodge the hawk and protect itself; but the caged one, the moment it leaves its bars and bolts behind, is pounced upon by the fowler or the vulture.
Having emotional independence means we are no longer tied to the need for constant approval and are, therefore, not coerced into doing more than we feel comfortable doing by our need to please others.
My mom says that my dad coerced me into choosing the cello. He says that's not entirely true. I don't remember; I was three.
Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.
In all these situations, there was not enough violence against them to take it beyond the category of sex; they were not coerced enough.
In short, they were gambling on their luck, and luck is not to be coerced.
Luck is a goddess not to be coerced and forcibly wooed by those who seek her favours. From such masterful spirits she turns away. But it happens sometimes that, if we put our hand in hers with the humble trust of a little child, she will have pity on us, and not fail us in our hour of need.
One can be coerced to church, but not to worship.
As many as one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or abused in some other way - most often by someone she knows, including by her husband or another male family member.
We are coerced into faith by our suffering.
A portion of the multitude must ever be coerced.
Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.
