I appreciate you saying that. [He does; he really, genuinely does. Not many people know of his involvement with humanity, and even less have actually expressed appreciation for it, even though they very much should. This is even more the case in his own world, where he was the only member of the multi-species conglomerate known as the Alliance of Worlds who was concerned for humanity to begin with.]

The latter. Our wars are incredibly infrequent and we try to avoid them whenever possible. Our culture in general thrives around conflict resolution and working for the betterment of the whole rather than the few. Beyond that, we simply despise violence and brutality; we are at our hearts a peaceful species. Our involvement in external affairs grew from a desire to see that same peace and order extended further into the galaxy.