Inside Out

A king may move a man, a father may claim a son. But remember that, even when those who move you be kings or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God you cannot say, 'but I was told by others to do thus' or that 'virtue was not convenient at the time.' That will not suffice. Remember that.
--King Baldwin IV (Kingdom of Heaven)

Is liberty not grounded in the value of personal accountability? What happens to a society where individuals do not hold themselves accountable for their actions?

Or to an economy where personal accountability, once valued, has diminished in importance?