> ... not to actually prevent anybody to infringe human rights; people with enough power can always do that. Rather, like any other form of contract ... That'

> ... not to actually prevent anybody to infringe human rights; people with enough power can always do that. Rather, like any other form of contract ... That's a very insightful analysis, thank you. I think another example of this is Google having a motto of "Don't be evil". Obviously a motto isn't enough to prevent evil, and it can't even define what "evil" actually means, but, like you say, it is a tripwire, or like a warrant canary, and a reminder to the public to always be vigilant against the threat that such a powerful entity represents. (The point of this comment isn't to condemn Google, as I think it's probably the least evil of the MAMAA oligarchs, and people can decide for themselves whether Google's motto worked while it existed).