When Sheev Palpatine proclaimed himself Emperor in front of the whole Galactic Senate, he promised that his new regime would usher in a thousand years of peace by ending the corruption and ineptitude of the old political system of democracy.
Early into the Empire, a series of sub-commissions began blueprinting what role the "ideal" Imperial citizen would serve in a political religion that would come to be known as the New Order. The Empire's officious tone was appealing to dissatisfied youths who felt powerless and victimized. To them, the Empire offered a chance at retribution and an intoxicating brand of power.
The chief values of the regime were order, control, and the rule of law. Other values included overall unity through nationality such as civic pride, patriotism, militarism and the state transcending individualism, otherwise known as Fascism. Xenophobia and humanocentrism were key points of New Order policy, and were justified as a natural extension of the human right to rule.
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