Civics, Morality, Humanity, Spirituality are the 'foundations' of society. Laws are just a rough, codified implementation of those. It's an odd misconception

Civics, Morality, Humanity, Spirituality are the 'foundations' of society. Laws are just a rough, codified implementation of those. It's an odd misconception that we believe laws govern society, they're mostly just there around the edges. If the 'laws against murder' were really the only thing keeping us from murdering, we'd have all been dead long ago. Making something 'illegal' doesn't necessarily change civil society a whole lot. What 'changes' us are our beliefs and ultimately behaviours.