Oh, I see, Gareth...

Well, to answer Clint in as simple a way as possible:

What brings out the best in people is inspired leadership (whether it be by their parents, their teachers, their military commanders, their political leaders or their religious leaders). Inspired leadership can accomplish virtual miracles.

When you deeply admire a parent, a teacher, an officer, a president...when you trust them and feel you can rely on them in any situation...when you love them deeply...THAT brings out the best in people.

And what is "the best"? It equates to courage, love, compassion, idealism, confidence, good humour, determination, loyalty, mercy, fairness, tolerance, and other such virtues. I remember a couple of really good teachers in my years at school who brought forth those virtues in their students, and those teachers were worth their weight in gold, I can tell you.