No body nor individual may exercise any authority which does not proceed directly from the nation.

For example, writing a letter or reading a book may appear to be solitary activities in which individuals exercise personal skills.

So in this chapter I look at what is meant by power and how some individuals and groups exercise social power.

It permits such individuals to exercise genuine choice among options public and private, secular and religious.

All individuals should exercise caution on beaches and poorly lit or deserted areas at night.

This individual would exercise normally but not lose weight.

For example, an individual can exercise free will and show little motivation to grow or change as an individual.

It may be too bound by rules and not allow individuals to exercise discretion within their work.

Throughout the public sector individuals exercise discretion over a wide range of issues.

The individual can no longer exercise his own judgment and becomes honed into what propaganda tells him.