ABSTRACT
The law of equal and opposite reaction is supported by incident of collective inhibition, which is comparable to the effect of friction in mechanics and physics. When speaking of instances of inhibition in social movements, it is necessary to keep in mind that they are as inevitable in social life as revitalizing conditions; inhibitors act as regulators of social movement—bringing it into line, so to speak. This chapter focuses on the development of acts of inhibition in the collective as a manifestation of the law of equal and opposite reaction. In any society, we have, on the one hand, agreement, cooperation, and assistance and, on the other, disagreement, opposition, and inhibition. The first set of conditions is one which supports and revitalizes social progress, while the second inhibits it or holds it back. The very development of social movements does not escape acts of inhibition.
