Thegreatmistakecommittedinmostoftheattemptswhichhavebeenmadetointroduceaspiritofindustry,wherehabitsofidlenesshaveprevailed,hasbeenthetoofrequentandimproperuseofcoercivemeasures,bywhichthepersonstobereclaimedhavecommonlybeenoffendedandthoroughlydisgustedattheveryout-set——Forcewillnotdoit——Address,notforce,mustbeusedonthoseoccasions。
ThechildreninthehouseofindustryatMunich,who,beingplaceduponelevatedseatsroundthehallswhereotherchildrenworked,weremadetobeidlespectatorsofthatamusingscene,criedmostbitterlywhentheirrequesttobepermittedtodescendfromtheirplaces,andmixinthatbusycrowd,wasrefused;——buttheywould,mostprobably,havecriedstillmore,hadtheybeentakenabruptlyfromtheirplayandFORCEDtowork。
“Menarebutchildrenofalargergrowth;“——andthosewhoundertaketodirectthem,oughtevertobearinmindthatimportanttruth。
Thatimpatienceofcontrol,andjealousyandobstinateperseveranceinmaintainingtherightsofpersonallibertyandindependence,whichsostronglymarkthehumancharacterinallthestagesoflife,mustbemanagedwithgreatcautionandaddress,bythosewhoaredesirousofdoinggood;——or,indeed,ofdoinganythingeffectuallywithmankind。
Ithasoftenbeensaid,thatthePoorareviciousandprofligate,andthatTHEREFOREnothingbutforcewillanswertomakethemobedient,andkeeptheminorder;——but,Ishouldsay,thatBECAUSEthePoorareviciousandprofligate,itissomuchthemorenecessarytoavoidtheappearanceofforceinthemanagementofthem,topreventtheirbecomingrebelliousandincorrigible。