Definition of Constraint

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Definition of Constraint
	Constraint The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. Related Definitions: Act, Action, Being, Compulsion, Constrained, Constraining, From, Necessity, Of, Or, Restraint, State, That, The, To, Which

Constraint Quotations

The shallow consider liberty a release from all law, from every constraint. The wise man sees in it, on the contrary, the potent Law of Laws.
Walt Whitman

Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.
Alexander Hamilton

Today, many companies are reporting that their number one constraint on growth is the inability to hire workers with the necessary skills.
William J. Clinton

The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.
Igor Stravinsky

There is no greater evil for men than the constraint of fortune.
Sophocles

As a consequence, the Court ruled that the limits on campaign spending violated the First Amendment, but it accepted the $1,000 limit on individual contributions on the ground that the need to avoid the appearance of corruption justified this limited constraint on speech.
James L. Buckley

I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.
Martin Yan

Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.
Robert Delaunay

For what the lover would, that would the beloved; what she would ask of him that should he go before to grant. Without accord such as this, love is but a bond and a constraint.
Marie de France

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.
Chuck Hagel

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