
| Satoru: | Sometimes it seems as if wars start off like chain reactions. Once tensions have risen high enough, all it takes is a mere spark to set off a conflagration. | |
| Ying: | (nodding) That's true. The conditions that prelude war and foster conflict often build up gradually for years or decades. | |
| Frida: | What we need to do is learn create conditions in which war would become unthinkable. | |
| Satoru: | (with a satirical chuckle) No doubt. However, given human history so far, it is hard to envision how that could be possible. |