He trusts to influence rather than force.

Now is not the use of both methods far better than the use of either alone?
And both together may be advantageously employed by us in legislation.
We may illustrate our proposal by an example.

The laws relating to marriage naturally come first, and therefore we may begin with them.

The simple law would be as follows:--A man shall marry between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; if he do not, he shall be fined or deprived of certain privileges.

The double law would add the reason why: Forasmuch as man desires immortality, which he attains by the procreation of children, no one should deprive himself of his share in this good.