"We have laws and regulations originally created by the gods and upheld by lawmakers, police, armies and the general population at large. Admittedly the laws have changed over the years - human sacrifice has been outlawed in most areas of the world - and there are people who don't follow the laws, and there is the occasional war... but on the whole it works."

Theo doesn't take it as insulting, it sounds rather like ancient warlords back when the world was younger. He also is perfectly serious about the human sacrifice thing.