"We exposed them to controlled adversity." He said and my laugh came out cold.
"Controlled?" I asked but his expression didn't change.
"People become stronger when they overcome hardship." He said and I leaned forward.
"You honestly believe that?" I asked.
"I spent my entire career proving it." He said.
"No. You spent your entire career trying to prove it." I said and his eyes remained fixed on mine.
"There is a difference." He said but I shook my head.
"You locked children in rooms. You broke families apart. You stripped names away. You treated human beings like experiments." I said and his shoulders lowered slightly.
"We believed hardship would eliminate weakness." He said.
"It didn't." I said.
"We produced survivors." He said.
"No. You produced victims." I said as my voice be
