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	Sisko: "On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see Paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in Paradise, but the Maquis do not live in Paradise. Out there in the demilitarized zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints — just people. Angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!"
	Dukat: "Anyone can blow up a ship. Hah! But to look your enemy in the eye, knowing that you will remember his face for the rest of your life... That takes a stomach much stronger than you'll ever have." Amaros: "We'll see about that." Sakonna: "No. He's right. We do not possess the Cardassians' gift for inflicting pain. Nor would we want such a gift."
	Quark: [to Sakonna] "They have weapons, you have weapons — everyone has weapons, but right now, no one has a clear advantage! So the price of peace is at an all-time low. This is the perfect time to sit down and hammer out an agreement. Don't you get it? Attacking the Cardassians now will only make peace more expensive in the long run! Now, I ask you, is that logical?"
	Drowo Afa: "I don't understand, you're a Cardassian!" Dukat: "I'm not just any Cardassian. I'm Gul Dukat, Commander of the Second Order."
	Sisko: "I believe her." Dukat: "Why? Because Vulcans don't lie?" Sisko: "As a rule they don't." Dukat: "They don't blow up ships either, as a rule."
	Quark: "Vulcans are a species that appreciates good ears."
	Kira: [to Sisko] "Legate Parn's ship just put in at Docking Bay Five. Maybe you'd like to give him the same speech."
	Quark: "All right. But first I want to make it clear that I was led astray by Sakonna's feminine wiles."
	Legate Parn: [to Sisko on DS9] "Besides I'm afraid the place has lost its charm since the last time I was here."
	Quark: "Sakonna was in the market for certain items which I was able to obtain for her. At a considerable discount, I might add." Sisko: "What items?" Odo: "We're waiting." Quark: "Let's see, where to begin? She wanted some deflector shields... navigational arrays... maybe... a couple of hundred photon torpedoes..."
	(talking about Dukat) Kira: "Why risk our lives over someone who has caused so many deaths? The way I see it, he's geting exactly what he deserves." Sisko: "The Central Command wants him dead. That's reason enough for us to want him alive"
	Dukat: "How barbaric. On Cardassia, the verdict is always known before the trial, and it's always the same - guilty." Sisko: "Then why bother with the trial?" Dukat: "Because the people demand it. They enjoy watching justice triumph over evil every time. They find it... reassuring." Sisko: "What if you try an innocent man by mistake?" Dukat: "Cardassians don't make mistakes. "

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