Word: coercion
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...only way to end permanently such indefensible activities is to convince the men undertaking them to stop. That cannot be done by coercion or hints at coercion; threats might make researchers more attached to their work, and more willing to pursue it elsewhere...
...letter states that the "deliberate, persistent obstruction of any part of the University" constitutes an attack on the "normal processes and activities essential to the functions of the University community" and is therefore unacceptable. Such an obstruction, the letter says, "inevitably contains an element of coercion...
...Element of Coercion...
...case starkly: "This government, God willing, will respond to the wishes of the people, not to a tiny blackmailing minority that is trying to extort something, but to the massive wishes of people who have a right to express their views." Yet there is an inevitable element of coercion. The protest's sponsors plan monthly moratoriums, with each round to be a day longer than the previous one. If that plan works?a doubtful proposition?its impact could be immense...
Glazer stated that he agreed with the "general orientation" of UCRA. Homans agreed with the UCRA statement that coercion should have no part in the Moratorium. Both stated, however, that the Moratorium at Harvard would not face the problems mentioned by UCRA...