194 JIOW OBEDIENCE IS TAUGHT 



ther by means of good offices which have produ- 

 ced gratitude and love. 



Physical force alone, as represented by punish- 

 ment and pliysical coercion, inspires fear and cau- 

 ses obedience, but on many occasions only for so 

 long as it lasts, and it always awakens dislike and 

 often even hatred and resistance. The timid do not 

 rebel against physical force, because their fear 

 overcomes their anger but the bold and spirited 

 re]>el in consequence of the hdtred which the infflic- 

 ted violence produces. 



Por this reason physical force alone is not suf- 

 ficient to obtain obedience and moral force i. e. 

 ascendancy of love is also reijuired to persuade the 

 will to obedience. From the horse obedience must 

 also be obtained by this ascendanci/ of love — be- 

 cause it gives him tranquillity of mind ; — because 

 as his service is required to be performed by him in 

 a free state, his goodwill is required to perform it 

 — because in order to be a willing servant he must 

 be a friend to man, — because being so much stron- 

 ger than Ave are it is not expedient to contrast our 

 physical strength with his. 



