Force isn't the answer

Force can help and hurt a nation's balance. Either too little or too much force can cause a nation to lose control over it's citezens and cause overall damage to the nation as a whole. Too little force and a nation will instantly believe that it can just run itself. Too much force, and a nation will get angry and rebel against authority. Overall, just a good push in the right direction every now and then, will keep the country in balance, without angering them too much.

Sometimes, if there are inbalances from within the nation, it can become necessary to use more and more force to re-establish the balance. Using the military to maintain a forced balance has been used throughout time. The British didn't use military to maintain control on the colonies, they used salutary neglect and seriously payed for it. When reconstruction started, the North used soldiers to maintain control over the south, and it worked for quite a while. When the north eventually made the troops leave the south, they immideately started performing acts that the north was trying to prevent. All in all, force is incredibly necessary to preserve the balance in nations.