Because of these characteristics, Sa'ari culture developed into a very social one that emphasized the bonds of family over that of community or nation. Though naturally Force-sensitive, most Sa'ari did not pursue any sort of advanced training, though mothers often taught their daughters the basics. Cultural and social mores and taboos precluded casual demonstrations of power, and held as most sacred the sanctity of an individual's mind. Due to their social nature, Sa'ari politics revolved around a two-tiered representative democracy, with the various nation-states forming their own legislatures, or national lawytes, as well as sending delegates to the planetary authority, or Lawyteret T'lessia. Individual Sa'ari republics maintained their own separate militaries and police forces, forming