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Source： Bertrand Russell: Power, 1938.
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The term "slave morality" is often used to refer to a submissive system of ethics expected of slaves or the oppressed. The motives that lead individuals to obey others, whether those others are individuals, institutions, or any form of power, are diverse, ranging from brute coercion to a pragmatic sense that obedience is more advantageous or rewarding.
However, even for those in power, that is, rulers or dominant groups, there are limits to relying solely on coercion. Excessive force can provoke resistance and backlash, ultimately placing the rulers themselves at risk. For this reason, they often seek not just to suppress others through raw power, but to cultivate a psychological state in which people are inclined to obey "of their own accord."
In this way, when the governed begin to internalize the will of the powerful, routinely anticipating and accommodating it as if it were natural, the structure of domination goes beyond external compulsion and becomes internalized. Rule becomes more stable and enduring. Power is perfected when it is accepted not as an institution, but as "common sense." The emperor system in prewar Japan may well be seen as a representative example of such a form of rule.
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