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* In another [[Robert A. Heinlein]] novel, ''[[Have Space Suit—Will Travel]]'', the Three Galaxies organization of many alien races puts [[Humanity on Trial]]. Our hero Kip says this is unjust. The alien moderator responds that the Three Galaxies don't bother trying to understand "justice" but are a defense organization that destroys any race that will be a threat.
* One of the post-[[Isaac Asimov|Asimov]] ''[[Foundation]]'' authors claimed that aliens never showed up because robots killed them to [["Three Laws"-Compliant|protect humans]].
* The Andermani Empire in the ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' series is known for determining all foreign policy by ''realpolitik'', which is unsurprising, since they model themselves after Prussia. In a subversion of how this trope is usually portrayed, they are just as famous for expanding their empire by rescuing planets in trouble, for entirely pragmatic and selfish
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