Specialization is always in pursuit of excellence. Peace is the secure opposite of strife. Justice aims to provide security of liberty and property to the widest variety of people under its care. Murder, theft, assault and the like are threats to security. Laziness thwarts excellence.
Capitalism institutionalizes variety, motivates excellence, but often neglects security.
Dogma, be it political or religious, promises security, claims excellence, but exorcises variety. Imperialism pursues variety and security for one group at the expense of another. But you'll find all three elements present, nonetheless. Nature, too, appears to be most concerned with security. Boldness ventures forth only from a secure lair.