“Great care has to be taken not to turn them into martyrs, Darth Sidious—if in the end we want the beings of the galaxy to turn their backs to the light side of the Force.” “Forceful beings will continue to be born.” “In the absence of training and brainwashing, they will pose no harm to us. You will see to that, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.” Sidious looked at the floor and shook his head. “You should be the one, Master.” “No,” Plagueis said firmly. “It must be you. You have the political skills, and more to the point, you are a human. In this era only a human is capable of rising to the top
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