WHY IS MAN SO PRONE TO OBEY AND WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO DISOBEY? AS LONG AS I AM OBEDIENT TO THE POWER OF THE STATE, THE CHURCH, OR PUBLIC OPINION, I FEEL SAFE AND PROTECTED. IN ORDER TO DISOBEY, ONE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE ALONE, TO ERR AND TO SIN. BUT COURAGE IS NOT ENOUGH. IF I AM AFRAID OF FREEDOM, I CANNOT DARE TO SAY "NO," I CANNOT HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE DISOBEDIENT.

ERICH FROMM