"The political Liberty of a Citizen is the Peace of Mind arising from the Consciousness, that every Individual enjoys his peculiar Safety; and in order that the People might attain this Liberty, the Laws ought to be so framed, that no one Citizen should stand in Fear of another; but that all of them should stand in Fear of the same Laws."
-Catherine II of Russia
Or not in fear at all. Is it truly necessary for laws to be feared in order for them to be effective? I'd say fear is the necessary consequence of punishment, laws need not be made to punish. That a Citizen would follow a law because it's morally adequate instead of out of fear of retaliation should be the goal of the monarch or any other ruler.
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