The duties of officers
“Sometimes officers, like worthless parents, pervert those entrusted to their care. Nearly always the shortcomings of Praesidia can be traced back to the officers. If members are unpunctual and irregular in their attendance, doing insufficient work and doing it imperfectly, failing in their attitude at the meeting, it is because that defective behaviour is being accepted from them, because they are not being taught any better. They are being warped by the training they are receiving from their officers.”