They can do a bit of damage but are not really capable of much up against the coercive power of the state.

他们可以造成的影响很小，因此没有能力对抗强制性的规定。

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When we use coercive power, we are able to control others' behavior, but only as long as we force them.

当我们采用强迫性权力时，我们可以控制他人的行为，但只是在我们强迫他们时才有效。

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"We don't have the ability or even will to use coercive power to change Russia's behaviour," says a senior administration official.

“我们没有能力，甚至也没有意愿采取强制力量改变俄罗斯的行为，”一位高级行政官员说。

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Virtually all such groups view coercion as a fundamental wrong, and focus on what they see as abuses of government power (including cronyism) because only the government can legally use coercive power.

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Instead the activity that goes by the name antitrust is itself coercive monopoly power of the most sweeping nature possible.

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Congress could pass an equally coercive law under its taxing power by imposing a healthcare tax on everyone and freeing them from the tax if they purchased health insurance.

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