Reply #2: It makes sense to me.

[Frumious B]

The whole historic justification for self-government is that if you leave people alone without an autocratic regime keeping them in line at every turn that they will, basically with just a few exceptions, be nice to each other and not instantly leap at each others' throats the instant you leave them to their own devices. This goes against the whole "original sin" and "divine right of kings" line of thinking where only an enlightened monarch chosen by God was fit to govern and make decisions for the masses. However, it does imply the existence of an overarching, organizing force in the universe that endows humanity with reason, inherent value, and makes it capable of self-government.