A question of motivation

The following speech was delivered by General Patton, the commander of the US Third Army in Europe, during World War II.

Today you must do more than is required of you. Never think that you have
done enough or that your job is finished. There's always something that can
be done, something that can help to ensure victory. You can't let others be
responsible for getting you started. You must be a self-starter. You must
possess that spark of individual initiative that sets the leader apart from
the led. Self-motivation is the key to being one step ahead of everyone else
and standing head and shoulders above the crowd. Once you get going don't
stop. Always be on the lookout for the chance of doing better. Never stop
trying. Fill yourself with the warrior spirit - and send that warrior into
action.

Whilst seemingly effective on the battlefield, the transposition of the word "warrior" with either "peace-maker" or "diplomat" also works, and could have been used by Kofi Annan as he admonished the members of the UN Security Council for dragging their feet in their attempts to draft a resolution to end the conflict between Israel and Lebanon/Hezbollah in the Middle East.

This is a conflict, like all others where neither side seems satisfied with their respective share of the Earth or the rights of the other side to inhabit theirs.