Klingons embraced death as an honorable thing, compared to a federation that sought to avoid death and injury at all costs. In short, they were pretty different. In order to build a principled alliance, people and systems had to change. For us, this metaphor of Praxis as an agent of principled alliance building is especially salient.
The quote to your right is taken from a scene in the movie's portrayal of the first painful steps by the two societies toward alliance. In many ways, the terrain we have yet to discover—the future—will be as much about new alliance building, and changing practice as it will be about facing our opponents just over the horizon.
Thank you for taking the time to read the story and meaning behind our name.