Is that not... messy? [ Just the idea of the things a Constitution Class starship like the Enterprise alone could do to a world without space travel capabilities and the defenses developed alongside that kind of technology is disturbing to Spock. ] If there is no central power, under whose authority do the Corps run?

[ Don't think Spock doesn't make note of that implied admission, buster, because he totally does. ]

Not as such. Rather, the judgement lies in that optimism is an emotional outlook, and not a logical one. My people place significant value in being without emotion.

[ Likewise, Kyle is one of the only people to get Spock to imply that he lacks perfect emotional control. ]