He always acted as an autocrat, convinced of the wonder-working power of compulsion by the state.
Before the fall, Adam had "dominion of natural liberty and perfection," according to the "primaeval natural law"; afterwards, although Marchia admitted that there was a "remnant of natural law," basically it had to be replaced by positive law and the dominion of "servile necessity" and the "power of compulsion".
He believes in the hard power of compulsion rather than the soft power of persuasion, writes Gellman.
"[In] the past 30 years, the great powers - out of compulsion, not by choice - have surrendered many times to the Iranian nation and in all cases, steadfastness and determination were the factors that worked".
With his soulful voice and haunted intelligence, Mr. Irons beautifully conveys the redemptive power of certain compulsions without overlooking what can be ruinous in them.
Over time, with the help of her family, therapy, and medication, Loulwa began to feel free from the power of her compulsions.
But have I got a lot out of that experience, in terms of thinking about how sex operates, about power relations, about issues of compulsion and assault?
"Convivial tools rule out certain levels of power, compulsion, and programming, which are precisely those features that now tend to make all governments look more or less alike," Illich wrote.
Power does not necessarily imply coercion or use of force; it may involve any degree of compulsion, from the gentlest suggestion to absolute domination (Beier and Stern 1969).
