 And we see this all the time when children are parented by tyrannical and arbitrary mothers and fathers, don't we? We've all known such families, and the children grow up listless and unmotivated. They're uncertain of themselves. They become afraid of their own shadow. Same happens to citizens under tyranny. Who could not help but be cynical and pessimistic about the world when, as a child, you can depend upon no fixed rule in the house...