Makras had always said that principles and institutions should rule, and not people. As Emperor his role was merely to oversee the operations of those principles and institutions, and to allow for changes in them as these became desirable. He had argued, then proven, that such principles, and the institutions which would 'institutionalise' them, (putting them into practice, and regulating their operations, including policing their infringement), could be deduced from what he had called 'the optimal ethics generator'.
Makras had defined 'morality' as that which facilitates harmonious and productive social relations and a peaceful, innovative, creative, productive, satisfying, enduring, quality of life for all members of a society. Various religions had sought these ends through their 'nobl
