Not wholly on topic, but for some added depth to that "love or fear" dynamic, I suggest reading Montesquieu's "The Spirit of the Laws." He analyzes different fo

Not wholly on topic, but for some added depth to that "love or fear" dynamic, I suggest reading Montesquieu's "The Spirit of the Laws." He analyzes different forms of government (democracy, aristocracy, monarchy, and despotism) and their animating principles. For democracy, it's virtue. For monarchy, it's honor. For despotism, it's fear. It's a much more thought-provoking look at how authority works in governance. Montesquieu also described separation of powers in the same book [1] 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers#Montesquieu's_separation_of_powers_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers#Montesqui...