<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The signature carries power because societies... > The signature carries power because societies attach identity and consequence to marks. Treaties, contracts, constitutions, certificates, and personal commitments become operative when institutions agree that the mark binds action. **Source:** [[livestreams/Patience, Trajectory, and the Long Arc of Progress - Workbook|Patience, Trajectory, and the Long Arc of Progress]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The signature carries power because societies attach identity and consequence to marks. Treaties, contracts, constitutions, certificates, and personal commitments become operative when institutions agree that the mark binds action.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-signature-carries-power-mark-binds-action ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->