So it seems that individual actions and behavior really can influence large-scale processes and that social processes also shape and change people at the same time. In the same way that people shape society though their actions and society shapes people though culture, all individuals need to be aware that they share responsibility for society and culture. Society really does reflect the people in it, and society also shapes the people. Therefore, when de Maistre says “Every nation gets the government it deserves”, his claim is strong indeed.