All 3 Uses of
extortion
in
The Fountainhead
- I see no ethical standard to which to measure the whole unethical conception of a State, except in the amount of time, of thought, of money, of effort and of obedience, which a society extorts from its every member.†
Chpt 1.9
- Its value and its civilization are in inverse ratio to that extortion.†
Chpt 1.9 *
- You can't extort anything from me at present, but later, when I'll have money, I'd like to ask you please not to blackmail me.†
Chpt 1.15
Definition:
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(extortion) obtaining something by threat
or:
charging unfair prices of someone who has little choice