They say to keep order and safety for the people they ate over. I think it was just a way to gain control. It really depends on how you look at it.
That statement is True.
According to Erikson, most children in early childhood tend stared to develop a sense of control toward their environment (doing initiatives to achieve something) and would start to develop the emotion of Guilt if the initiatives that they take do not gain approval from the adults around them.
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I believe