many, even most, individuals do not hold fast to virtue even in their daily lives, and society has only crude solutions for dealing with that, but we must deal

many, even most, individuals do not hold fast to virtue even in their daily lives, and society has only crude solutions for dealing with that, but we must deal with it. organizations that consist of individuals who do hold fast to principle we tend to label as "cults", and their chosen principles are not necessarily favored by any majority. we need organizations, as imperfect as they are--which is as imperfect as we are--and so we regulate them as best we can. the Tillich quote you cite sounds Ayn Randian.