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Institutions are an inevitable consequence of human civilization.  It is the work of individuals that created the institutions.  So shouldn't institutions be more important than the individuals?  What are the consequences of institutions who fail the individual because the institution puts itself ahead of the people it is designed to help? Now, individuals are fighting for the institution regardless of the negative outcomes the institution creates which might be deliberately faithless. And while it is true that institutions often refine and enlarge the public view, it is the role of the individual to question the ambition of the institution.  Ambition must be made to impede ambition so the institution does not abuse.

"..the causes of factions cannot be removed; and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling its effects."

-- James Madison, Federalist No. 10