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One hears that argument a lot—for example, in relation to net zero or our membership of the European Convention on Human Rights; “We may not need this; we didn’t have a massive problem with human rights but, if we pull out, it will be a terrible signal to the Sorbs or the Ruthenians or somebody”. There is something similar here: we may not have needed to do this, but we need to overcompensate so as to set a good example to the Arapaho or the Ashanti or somebody.