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Peace is not the inherent state of humanity. People are animals; animals with opposable thumbs and intellects sufficient to envision ways to use them, but still, animals. As animals, we are violent by nature, predators and dominators clear down to the bone. That we seek peace and tranquility is testament to our spirit and our vision as a species. But vision and spirit do not stop those who are firmly in the grasp of their baser instincts. Therefore, strength and the willingness to do what must be done is the only way to create peace out of the chaos which comes naturally to us as animals. And that often means waging war, with all that goes with it, whether we like it or not.
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Kirk: We can admit that we're killers...but we're not going to kill today. That's all it takes! Knowing that we're not going to kill today!
A Taste of Armageddon - Star Trek - the original series
That was one of the truest speeches I have every heard anyone give.