"Had I given the impression that mutants weren't 'people' in my books?" he asked, arching an eyebrow, "It is the Avengers duty to keep all persons safe, human, mutant or otherwise. I've seen enough war and enough discrimination in my time, I have no wish to see any more, and no desire to be the cause of it. There will out bursts no matter which way the act goes, from both sides, and we will do what we can to keep things from getting out of hand."