We share this one planet with all living things. If we destroy it or even reduce it in any measure we will deny the potential of the future to our descendants. The boundaries we find on world maps have little relevance to the natural world and are creations of our own personal egos. They have existed only a brief instant in the history of mankind, and are not worth any of the blood that has been spilled to maintain or expand them. Democracy depends upon the respect of each individual for all others.
Every individual has a set of unique talents.
We have no way of knowing which ones will be needed for an uncertain future. All living things are part of the great universal spirit we call God. The destruction of any one of them is evidence of our disrespect for that spirit. Wars are caused by a process of suspicion, escalation of fears, and miscalculation. Power not only corrupts, it blinds one to possibilities.