The next day Hale was allowed to write two letters before being executed by hanging for being a spy. Loyalty to a person, cause or institution creates an energy that moves to action. This fact is clearly seen in the examples above. Loyalty motivated Joseph, David, Daniel, Esther and Nathan Hale. Loyalty is dynamic, and its function builds the attachment which is at its heart.
Loyalty builds trust.
Persons who observe the conduct of those loyal to them increase their trust in those individuals. This trust then helps create a loyalty back to the one who was first loyal. The result is a building of mutual trust between individuals. Loyalty builds relationships. Trust is the backbone of relationships.