[ah, viktor wonders if he should have been more tactful there, though he supposes it isn't anything he could change now.

a few moments of thought and he offers,] I cannot say without knowing these men, but I assume the core of their principles are more than the tools they use to uphold them.

Which is to say they protect people, yes? It may be difficult but I am sure they will eventually find a way to do so even should the world change.