Milgram pointed out that in the modern industrial world, we are accustomed to submitting to impersonal authority figures whose status is indicated by a title (professor, lieutenant, doctor) or by a uniform (the technician’s coat). The authority is viewed as larger and more important than individual; consequently, the obedient individual shifts responsibility for his or her behavior to the authority figure. Milgram’s subjects frequently stated, “if it were up to me, I would not have administered shocks.” They saw themselves as merely doing their duty (Milgram 1975).