Ought to be havin’ a first-rate eddication, at their age. When I was their age I was doin’ all this Latin and stuff - T. H. White

It is generally the trustful and optimistic people who can afford to retreat. The loveless and faithless ones are compelled by their pessimism to attack.

"So Merlyn sent you to me," said the badger, "to finish your education. Well, I can only teach you two things — to dig, and love your home. These are the true end of philosophy."

A. We are more numerous than they are, therefore we have a right to their mash.
B. They are more numerous than we are, therefore they are wickedly trying to steal our mash.
C. We are a mighty race and have a natural right to subjugate their puny one.
D. They are a mighty race and are unnaturally trying to subjugate our inoffensive one.
E. We must attack them in self-defence.
F. They are attacking us by defending thelmselves.
G. If we do not attack them today, they will attack us tomorrow.
H. In any case we are not attacking them at all. We are offering them incalculable benefits.