They obey instantly. I do not permit insubordination. Such power was a thing for the little prince to marvel at. Do me that kindness . . . Order the sun to set . . .
Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.
If you ordered your people to go and throw themselves into the sea, they would rise up in revolution. You shall have your sunset. I shall command it. But, according to my science of government, I shall wait until conditions are favorable. The little prince yawned.