Imagine a world in which there are no laws.
People are free to make decisions based solely on their principles.
He preaches personal independence of thought and action and encourages his readers to be true to their own natures rather than worry about the reactions of others. On personal levels, these are great pieces of advice. On grander scales, however, it would be disastrous if not impossible to base a society solely on such principles. Indeed, liberty and culture are important, but they must, however, come after eating. Simple hunger can drive good women to prostitution and honest men to thievery.