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Each of these situations presents benefits and difficulties for maintaining control of the governing factors. When control of a private clan is passed from generation to generation, the common people will consider themselves fortunate in having a benevolent leader still rooted in the original family structure. The nobles of that clan generally will not feel the same way since they are not the absolute leaders. The common people will tend to live in peace accepting their lot in life, and care must be taken that not too much liberality is introduced into their lives. They will not understand such gifts, and if they get them they will not know what to do with them. It is better to keep them slightly suppressed, which should not be confused with oppressed. The people must also know that any outside interference will be taken care of by the leader. It is likewise important to restrict the freedom of the nobles, but that must be done with great consideration to prevent interfamily conflicts.