I dont think the cycle can be broken......... there will always be at least one person who get the crazy idea they he should rule over the rest and will set about making that a reality and will use every tool at his disposal. I think in a big cosmic sense there inherently has to be some form of conflict. Not meaning to make this religious but think about the story about the fall of man. God "knew" that eventually the apple would be bitten and if so why did he put in there in the first place A conflict was going to rise out of our Paradise. I think biggest concept that we have to grasp is life is not linear.....life is circular, hence it will always repeat