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In a private endeavor a leader can withstand constant attack as long as the resolve to maintain control is evident. He is generally more respected and loved by his clan than the public official—who is constantly under scrutiny because of everyone’s belief that they can do a better job if only someone would give them the opportunity.

Public endeavors represent completely different requirements for being governed. People are fickle and do not maintain loyalty if they see any variation in their leader’s conduct that can be construed as personally detrimental to them, whether true or not. Very few members of society have any idea about what governing a society entails. If people have specific rules of conduct and regulations for their general freedom, then they will think they are free. They will not feel free, however, if they are actually controlled by external sources that do not give them guidance. The true free society is governed by the laws and rules developed for the specific purpose of the people not having to be concerned about government controls. This condition has never occurred in history and probably never will, but the concept is worth considering.