The Line Coercion Cannot Cross: Agency, Virtue: The Moral Limits of Authority Author Annotated Version
The Line Coercion Cannot Cross argues that moral goodness cannot exist once agency is overridden. Where pressure, force, inevitability, or managed compliance replace freely chosen alignment with the good, behavior may continue, but moral authorship disappears. This book examines where that boundary lies and why even well-intended authority loses moral meaning the moment it crosses it. Drawing on the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, Objectivism, and creedal Christianity, the work traces how different metaphysical starting points shape what obedience, sacrifice, responsibility, and joy can coherently mean.
This Second Edition: Author Annotated Edition preserves the full original text while adding margin annotations that clarify definitions, expose structural assumptions, explain doctrinal implications, and highlight the logical work being done in key passages. The annotations do not revise the argument or soften its claims. They function as orientation rather than instruction, helping readers see how the argument unfolds and why its conclusions follow from its starting commitments. Scriptural references, philosophical distinctions, and historical context are provided to stabilize meaning without replacing the reader's responsibility to judge.
This edition is intended for readers who take moral seriousness seriously and want to engage the book at a deeper level. It is especially suited for thoughtful Latter-day Saints, readers familiar with Atlas Shrugged, and anyone interested in the moral limits of authority, the preservation of agency, and the conditions under which virtue, accountability, repentance, and joy remain intelligible.
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