I can certainly get behind the idea of renouncing power over others, in the sense of becoming a public servant rather than someone trying to sell something.

However, it has happened before that I am summoned to assista female passenger who is being sexually harrassed on a train. She is saying that she wants to make a complaint to the police.

Ok, I am not harrassing her myself, but this other guy is. Do I call the police - who will doubtlessly execise the power of the State and put him in cuffs? If he tried to escape , should I tackle him? Or is it best to let this person , and every other pickpocket and miscreant against the public good go, for the sake of liberty?

Ppersonally I think that gandalf had the right idea. In the LotR trilogy, he does not compell King Theoden to take up arms against Saruman , but does encouragee him to resist the evil encroaching upon the land.

I wonder what your take on this is.