Huh. Peace via conquering. Now isn't that a familiar concept.

"People don't usually like it much when that sort of things happens, I find. They prefer to keep control of their own countries and fix their own problems, rather than having people wading in and telling them they're being saved."

John is intimately acquainted with the problem of World Police. With the problem of intergalactic police, even.

"Not that trying isn't worthwhile, but -- you know. Only if people actually want to be saved. Not just because we decided they did."