"Doesn't mean you can't do anything. Sentience means the power to choose every action. Act with honor and let everyone else worry about how to react."
Doctor Lawson's eyes tightened as he gave it more thought. "My opinion of the human race isn't exactly favorable, but there are exceptional people among... us. You are one of them. If anything you've told me about this girl's genius is also true, so is she. I would hate to see the genetic potential of humanity's future wasted because of silly things like democracy and dictatorships. Nation-states are temporal, they come and go, but DNA is forever. Follow your heart, especially when it's in line with your genetic imperative, and duty be damned. You are who you are, but Kristoff decides that."