Legitimate
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Civilians may not be targeted; the principle of proportionality requires the avoidance of excessive force in pursuing a
legitimate
military objective; and prisoners must be treated humanely.
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So how does a leader stay credible and
legitimate
when they haven't done what the people you're leading are doing?
Because I think all of you will agree that the only
legitimate
purpose of government is to serve citizens, and I would argue that the only
legitimate
purpose of technology is to improve our lives, not to manipulate or enslave us.
You have situations, for instance, in France where president Sarkozy tells the CEO's of Internet companies, "We're the only
legitimate
representatives of the public interest."
But all of the people who I've spoken to who have fallen foul of the law, they have all said, "Please, please give us a chance to work in the
legitimate
industry.
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