Quote Origin: A Man Convinced Against His Will, Is of the Same Opinion Still

Samuel Butler? John Pope? T.B.? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: There is a family of sayings about the difficulty of compelling obedience. Here are three instances: A man convinced against his will,Is of the same opinion still. Those convinced against their will,Are of the same opinion still. He that complies against his will,Is of his …

Quote Origin: He That Complies Against His Will, Is of His Own Opinion Still

Samuel Butler? Frances Burney? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: Force can be used to compel a person to exhibit a specific behavior, but it is much more difficult to change the mind of a person. Compliance does not denote mental submission. The 17th-century poet Samuel Butler composed a couplet expressing this notion. Would you please …