‘Game of Thrones’ Author George R.R. Martin: The Rolling Stone Interview

“But why does anybody do what [leaders] say? This is the fundamental mystery of power and leadership and war through all history. …It’s all based on an illusion: You go because you’re afraid of what will happen if you don’t go, even if you don’t believe in it. But where do these systems of obedience come from? Why do we recognize power instead of individual autonomy?”