diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec874bbe..fc79eb3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ offer assistance so long as the room remains in minimally good standing.
 
 Tuwunel's theme is **empathy** in communication defined by the works of
 [Edith Stein](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stein/). Empathy is the basis for how we approach
-every message, and a reminder for how we should all conduct ourselves in every conversation.
+every message and our responsibility to the other in every conversation.
 
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diff --git a/src/main/restart.rs b/src/main/restart.rs
index 995d8175..db1f5665 100644
--- a/src/main/restart.rs
+++ b/src/main/restart.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub(super) fn restart() -> ! {
 	// We can (and do) prevent that panic by checking the result of current_exe()
 	// prior to committing to restart, returning an error to the user without any
 	// unexpected shutdown. In a nutshell that is the execuse for this unsafety.
-	// Nevertheless, we still want a way to override the restart presentation (i.e.
+	// Nevertheless, we still want a way to override the restart prevention (i.e.
 	// admin server restart --force).
 	let exe = unsafe { utils::sys::current_exe().expect("program path must be available") };
 	let envs = env::vars();