Google: Open Letter to Australians
Surprised no one is saying this.  Every generation has to relearn what many have realized over the centuries: power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.  The only way to avoid people "abusing" other people is to make that situation impossible (both parties having power that other cannot take).  If you create a situation with the tools of power just sitting in the open, and only one party can use it, then you will have abuses.<p>This logic applies to governments, corporations, and ordinary people (think of the tyrannical managers we've all had at some point).  Its an unchangeable facet of human nature.  As long as the weapon/tool is on the table, and there are enough people, someone who is a bit more sociopathic, greedy, or has more emotional turmoil will pick it up and wield it against other people for their own gain.<p>For examples see: all of history whenever a person / civilization had any advantage over another person / civilization and sufficient time elapsed.<p>Its kinda crazy but everyone always thinks that some new power / invention that creates a one-sided situation like this will "only be used for good", imagining that the people using these tools will be benevolent (for all people who could use the tool, and all the time the tool exists).