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Motive was a reason for an individual or species to do something or act in a certain way. Every action by an individual or species had some kind of motive.
Captain James T. Kirk believed, in 2266, that a species which was advanced enough for space travel would eventually understand the motives of the crew of a Federation starship. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver")