Those who wish to be led, who cannot distinguish between a host of public decept

Those who wish to be led, who cannot distinguish between a host of public deceptions by either church, commerce, or state, prefer a static law, and static norms, and static traditions, so that they may both adhere to them, and demand that others adhere to them also.

The question is, which set of simple, static laws, norms, and traditions produce evolutionarily continuous outcomes that survive competition against the host of others.