"Yes, exactly. It does make a difference that the ideals are good ones, even if they've never been fully achieved."

She glances around. "Do you know, I haven't worked out yet what kind of government they have here? I wonder if they'd be willing to do some sort of ... quick and dirty civics lessons, for all of us just getting here. It all feels familiar enough that I've been vaguely assuming the laws are more or less the same as at home, and I've got no idea if that's true."