" the greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Violation can cause anything from discomfort, to disaster, to death. “Some leaders have preached peace, saying that even self-defense is wrong. It seems the best of intentions to shun violence. In the end, it often leads to a slaughter, where their threat of violence in the beginning would have prevented attack, and resulted in no violence. They put their good intentions above the realities of life. They accuse warriors of being bloodthirsty, when the warriors would have actually prevented bloodshed. "

― Terry Goodkind , Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2)