"We weren't murdering them. They did get that wrong. But in order to replace the faulty genome with the correct one, certain standards of breeding had to be upheld. It was part of an ongoing drive to tackle overpopulation of the planet as well. Simultaneously, many of my... more optimistic counterparts were instituting firmer rule in their cities, radically cracking down on certain kinds of crime, on environmental negligence, dramatically restructuring work forces, and in fact, religions to purge attitudes of racism, sexism, to finally destroy the vestiges of capitalism. Too much changed, and too fast. A war began... and perhaps we were too good at winning it, but it seemed as though everything, the fate of mankind itself was at stake."