As a result of this doctrine, the unconstrained believe that the presence of highly educated and intelligent people on the right that are diametrically opposed to policies aimed at the common good is either an intellectual puzzle or a moral outrage. Their response is to criticize or attack those on the right, inferring that they are opposed to the common good or are too ignorant to recognize it. This vision produces words and policies that are mean spirited and divisive. The left justify their egocentric actions because of the belief that they are right on any and all issues. In contrast, the constrained vision holds that an individuals capacity for direct social decision making and change is limited.
Conservatives see little difference between intellectual and moral capacities in man overall.
They believe that individual knowledge is inadequate compared to knowledge mobilized systemically through economic markets, traditional values, social processes and the rule of law created by a separation of power. Thus, those on the right are not surprised when those on the left who attempt to direct social decisions fail. As a result, the constrained vision views the left as well meaning but simply mistaken. In contrast to the left, the constrained vision does not view those across the fence as adversaries having less morality or intelligence. Because of this, political dialogue used by conservatives is more civil and respectful.