OBEY

The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly. This is an inversion of moral strength, as it is not virtuous to be weak. To the Roman slave-owners, Spartacus was not a hero and the obedient slaves were not cowards; Spartacus was a villain and the obedient slaves were virtuous. Authority exists when one man obeys another, and liberty exists when one man does not obey other men.