"Justice," Tousen said, "is surely the highest of principles. The path of least blood is that which will ultimately result in a peaceful solution. The ends not only justify the means, the ends are part of the situation that requires the means."
"Justice," Zaphkiel answered, "is ultimately less necessary than principles. Without principles to root it on, justice cannot exist. To obey justice requires the will to obedience; to achieve the ends, one must be able to conceive them in the first place."
"So?"
"So either way, people will die."
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