Nicholas McGregor had kept a straight face throughout the summit so far. He listened to various speeches and had various opinions on many of them. Now, it was his turn. He read through his speech for the last time before beginning.

“Ladies and Gentlemen, my nation has seen war twice in the space of a few months. Hundreds of thousands of people have died as a result of those wars. Nicholas and Great Britain is one of the many countries in Pacifica which have suffered times of great conflict and it is with great importance to see that those times will not continue.

President Blanc stated that ‘peace, stability and prosperity can only be lasting when all nations are free and democratic,’ yet it was the United States of Izaakia, a democratic nation, who declared war on my country. We showed no hostility towards them beforehand. Many people jump to the conclusion that all dictatorships are hostile towards all other nations and are hell-bent on world domination. Many believe that dictatorships are countries of chaos and instability. Yet democracies are always divided. There is never one ideology ruling a democracy. There are always multiple conflicting ones. I do not mean to say that democracies are the sole reason for conflict but they are no less of a reason than dictatorships.

In the past, there was rarely a time when war wasn’t on the horizon for Nicholas and Great Britain. In 1997, a war broke out with Aberstopia. I fought in that war and witnessed good men and women die not fighting for their country, but for selfish individuals ruling the country. Eventually the Nicholas and Great British people lost faith in democracy and elected a dictator, me. A path to peace and stability was paved but many nations and people, Izaakia, Romordia, Aberstopia, Owen Walsh, the Nicholas and Great British royal family and many more, have blocked the path. We had to fight to overcome those obstacles to our peace but if we would all stay on our own paths and not interfere, then no wars would be fought and Pacifica would flourish.”