To convert the Jews, it is not enough to argue with them; they must be forced by fear to abandon their error.
Catholic philosopher and theologian
De Regimine Principum, Book II, Chapter 10 (though this specific phrasing is debated, the sentiment regarding coercion is present in his writings on heresy)
c. 1265-1267
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