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Strictly the can is unnecessary, as it's entailed in the will; anything one will do one by definition can do, while not everything one can do one will do.

However, considering the context, there is a value in making the two statements severally:

We have the legal right to...

 

We have a policy of doing...

While one would obviously hope that people would not have a policy of doing things they had no right to do, in a context of stating different people's rights in a given situation, it's worth emphasising.

Strictly the can is unnecessary, as it's entailed in the will; anything one will do one by definition can do, while not everything one can do one will do.

However, considering the context, there is a value in making the two statements severally:

We have the legal right to...

 

We have a policy of doing...

While one would obviously hope that people would not have a policy of doing things they had no right to do, in a context of stating different people's rights in a given situation, it's worth emphasising.

Strictly the can is unnecessary, as it's entailed in the will; anything one will do one by definition can do, while not everything one can do one will do.

However, considering the context, there is a value in making the two statements severally:

We have the legal right to...

We have a policy of doing...

While one would obviously hope that people would not have a policy of doing things they had no right to do, in a context of stating different people's rights in a given situation, it's worth emphasising.

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Strictly the can is unnecessary, as it's entailed in the will; anything one will do one by definition can do, while not everything one can do one will do.

However, considering the context, there is a value in making the two statements severally:

We have the legal right to...

We have a policy of doing...

While one would obviously hope that people would not have a policy of doing things they had no right to do, in a context of stating different people's rights in a given situation, it's worth emphasising.