Yeah, about those trains: http://www.snopes.com/history/govern/trains.asp http://www.snopes.com/history/govern/trains.asp Strongmen don't usually make things

Yeah, about those trains: http://www.snopes.com/history/govern/trains.asp http://www.snopes.com/history/govern/trains.asp Strongmen don't usually make things more efficient by diktat. If you want to have a population that takes no risks and does the absolute minimum, just threaten to shoot them for screwing up.