To say that we mutually agree to coercion is not to say that we are required to enjoy it, or even to pretend we enjoy it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that the desirability of a particular object is not sufficient justification for the use of coercion.
The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected.
Forcing people together is an enjoyable conflict to watch, but I think it's even more enjoyable if they love each other.
If you do like what you do, you're cooperating and sharing.
Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.
Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.
Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.
Proselytizing is only wrong if coercive or deceptive. Coercion, whether violent or not, is immoral, just as deception is immoral.
It's true Heaven forbids some pleasures, but a compromise can usually be found.
Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form.