194 HOW OBEDIENCE IS TAUGHT 



tlier by means of good offices which have produ- 

 ced gratitude and love. 



Ph.vsi<;al 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 aAvakens dislike and 

 often (nen hatred and resistance. The timid do not 

 rebel against physical force, because their fear 

 overcomes their anger but the bold and spirited 

 rebel in consecjuence of the hatred which the infflic- 

 tcd rioleiwe produces. 



For this reason ■plilisicul force (done is not suf- 

 ficient to obtain obedience and moral force i. e. 

 ascendancy of love is also required to persuade the 

 will to obedience. Erom the horse obedience must 

 also be obtained by this (iHcendamn/ of lo-ce — he- 

 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 a\ illing servant he must 

 be a ti-iend to man, — because being so much strou- 

 gpr tlian we are it is not expedient to contrast our 

 physical strength with his. 



