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ESSAYS-1 Benjamin Rumford

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  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。

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