Chain of Obedience!

"I fear the conditioned masses which would put me to death at the drop of a hat if the right order is given. I fear the herd of well meaning idiots which believe that written law and authority is to be followed at all costs, even at the expense of self-evident morality. The death squads and concentration camps of history were never staffed by rebels and dissidents. They were were run by those who followed the rules."

The problem is NOT the chain of command. The problem is the chain of (blind) obedience! Remember, obedience to, and an unquestionable faith of hierarchy and authority have been two of the most destructive forces against freedom, liberty, justice, and reason for as long as there has been human history.