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to the class of the emotions of Love, and, consequently, arises in the heart only when it is convinced of the relation of love existing between itself and the body in power.
But, since the mind naturally entertains a feeling of hatred for all those who impose restriction of some kind or other on it, the emotion of loyalty is opposed to the inmost nature of the heart. Luckily enough, there is a single exception to this rule, and it is furnished by Love itself. Hence, when the person who imposes restraint on another happens to be actuated by a feeling of love, the manifestation of which takes the form of action rather than of words, the heart willingly sacrifices its natural resentment and accepts the obligations and restrictions in the name of Love. We find this principle illustrated in all the dealings of mankind ; whether it be the relation subsisting between parent and child, master and servant, superior and subordinate, lover and beloved, or that between the king and his subjects, it is love and love alone which induces one to cheerfully acknowledge the authority of the other. Hence, loyalty depends directly on the nature of the acts performed by the king. How little of the psychology of emotions do those statesmen who try to exact it from the people know, is obvious from our analysis. As a matter of fact, the very act of forcing the tongue to give expression to an emotion of love goes to engender hatred in the heart, because the heart rosents pressure of every kind whatsoever. By violence, or the fear of violence, you may force the tongue to utter and the pen to write a veritable encyclopædia on loyalty ; but no amount
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