Watching it now.
“We must acknowledge, once and for all, that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong crisis” - Spock
This quote grabbed my and instantly made me ponder. It seems that politicians often benefit from and very often exploit a crisis, but I think of diplomacy and diplomats in terms more of seeking stasis, symbiosis and perhaps only temporarily benefiting from crisis when it escalates them personally.
Do you think it was an unfortunate choice of words, or am I too unfamiliar and naive about diplomacy?