Any interpretation of obedience to authority, whether good or bad, or examination of the phenomenology of obedience to authority will lead a reader to make judments on human nature.

Humans are pessimistic and often need to consult with their own conscience before making certain decisions in life. Humans can be good, bad, or maybe even both, and the characteristics they portray represent who they are. In the Milgram and Zimbardo experiments, volunteers were chosen to participate in a group project. Of the two experiments, the subjects were either tested with electric shocks or placed in a prison, and the scientists were able to observe …

…merely harassments. Fromm says, "humanistic conscience is based on the fact that as human beings we have an intuitive knowledge of what is human and inhuman, what is conducive of life and what is destructive of life. This conscience serves our functioning as human beings" (Fromm 379). Readers tend to make judgements on what is a negative situation rather than what is positive. In the area of obedience to authority, both come with a high price.