I died once, and I was only brought back because of bending. Katara used Waterbending and spirit water to bring me back to life! Bending has so many uses that can help people. And we did what we could to spare as many people during the war. Don't talk as if you were there. The Fire Nation did use bending to kill people. But they were bad people! And we were good people, and we used bending to stop them without killing them! I stopped a volcano to save a town! We've all done so much good with our bending, and you can't tell me that my successors haven't been doing the same.