Humanity's greatest strength was its ability to gain fresh perspectives, opinions, and ideas by listening.
The collision of ideas could give birth to new sparks. That was why humans could surpass other animals and become the rulers of nature.
As ideas collided, technology developed rapidly, making the act of listening tremendously significant.
However, listening was not always a good thing. At least, it was not entirely an advantage.
For example, when someone wanted to change certain people's minds, their willingness to listen would only speed up the process of convincing them.
Just like in the courtroom at that moment, when the young man explained why he had tried to assassinate Mr. Truman, some people actually began nodding slightly.
Even some people watching on television kept nodding, thinking that what he said made sense.
From the perspective of the nation as a whole, the war had obviously been a proper and victorious one.
The war had established the Federation's position in the International Community. Things the Federation had been unable to do before could now be accomplished with ease.
Because no one wanted to become the next Peng Joe Empire, they had better establish solid diplomatic relations with the Federation.
When it came to some reasonable requests from their "good friend," even if those requests were not entirely reasonable, they would not refuse.
But for the families of those who had actually participated in the war, this war had been a complete disaster! According to the statistics, the family that had suffered the heaviest losses came from the west. It had four sons and one daughter.
After the war ended, three of the sons had died in battle. One had stepped on a landmine, but he had been lucky enough to survive.
The price was that he had lost both legs