For me it is the dinner-scene in “the undiscovered country”.
This one from DS9: Rocks and Shoals has always stuck with me.
Sisko: And when they’ve reached this point, we’ll have them in a crossfire.
Gordon: They won’t have a chance.
Garak: That is the point. In case you’ve forgotten, we’re in a war.
O’Brien: There are rules, Garak, even in a war.
Garak: Correction. Humans have rules in war. Rules that tend to make victory a little harder to achieve, in my opinion.
Gordon: So we just shoot them down?
Neeley: They wouldn’t hesitate if the situation was reversed.
Nog: But we’re not the Jem’Hadar. It is our duty to —
Sisko: THIS ISN’T A VOTE!
(Stunned, everyone turns and looks at Sisko)
Sisko: The decision’s mine. And Mister Garak is right. We are at war. Given the choice between us or them, THERE. IS. NO. CHOICE. Let’s move out.
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Star Trek 6 is really good.
Two exchanges I always liked not from ST6:
DS9, It’s Only A Paper Moon:
“When the war began… I wasn’t happy or anything, but I was eager. I wanted to test myself. I wanted to prove I had what it took to be a soldier and I saw a lot of combat. I saw a lot of people get hurt. I saw a lot of people die. But I didn’t think anything was going to happen to me. And then, suddenly Dr. Bashir is telling me he has to cut my leg off. I couldn’t believe it. I still can’t believe it. If I could get shot, if I could lose my leg, anything can happen to me, Vic. I could die tomorrow. I don’t know if I’m ready to face that. If I stay here, at least I know what the future is going to be like.” “You stay here, you’re going to die. Not all at once, but little by little. Eventually, you’ll become as hollow as I am.”- Nog and Vic Fontaine
Voyager, Living Witness:
“ When diplomacy fails, there’s only one alternative: violence. Force must be applied, without apology. It’s the Starfleet way.” -Janeway
Obviously very different reasons that I like each.