A concept long practiced both in secret as well as the public eye is the struggle between the governing powers and the individual as to whom has the final say regarding control over ones life, thoughts and beliefs. As rulers are given, generally by birthright, the authority to dictate what was and was not just and permitted but also have the obligation to protect those they govern. Said rulers must also consider whether or not the actions taken represent an elective dictatorship or if actions taken are in the best interest of the people and give strength to the overall voice, tone and pulse of the people and individual. Without doing so would be an encroachment upon ones own civil, social and theological beliefs. Long has it been the voice of the majority, or most active parties, that determine the necessary actions of the people yet have not been held to the same set of social and civil standards. This yields a double standard for all society; one set for the majority of the people and another for the minority, more strict and irrational than the latter. A liberated society must remain neutral in all matters of individual thought or opinion, the planning and enacting of ones own life and the freedom to unite under multiple aspects of beliefs and diversity so long as no harm comes to any individual or body of people. With limitations for authority in place, decided by the people, rulers and governing bodies can ensure a free society with the exception of those yet to achieve adulthood or those with the intention to harm, or by lack of action, allow to be harmed any individual or society.