[Foundation-l] Future board meeting (5-7 april 08)

[Jimmy Wales]

Aphaia wrote:
> Even if the God Almighty wrote the order, man can breach it, if he
> will. I think it unrealistic something written down can prevent anyone
> to do something, either bad or good, deliberately.

Indeed, but it is worth pointing out (and I am not commenting on the 
issue at hand, but making a general philosophical point) that most 
people live up to agreements, that people could do a lot of things that 
they won't do if they have signed an agreement not to do it.

--Jimbo