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Archer: "The Romulan
Star Empire. What's that?"
Daniels: "Maybe
you shouldn't be reading that." |
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T'Pol:
"Vulcan ships would begin by sending automated probes down
to collect more detailed scans. If the planet proved to be
Minshara-class, we would then conduct a geophysical survey
from orbit."
Mayweather: "Minshara-class?"
Sato: "Suitable for humanoid life." |
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Daniels: "You're
thinking of time travel like we're in some H. G. Wells
novel. We're not. It's far more complicated. There's no
way for you to understand." |
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Archer: "Why is the
same day so important? What would be wrong with making
contact a week before I left, or... even a month
before?"
Daniels: "I made
the biggest mistake in the history of time travel this
morning: I don't intend to make it any worse." |
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Archer: "When I was
in my early twenties on a trip in East Africa I saw a
gazelle giving birth. It was truly amazing. Within minutes
the baby was standing up, standing up on its own. A few
more minutes and it was walking and before I knew it was
running along side its mother. Moving away with the heard.
Human aren't like that, Ambassador. We may come from the
same planet as those gazelles, but we're pretty much
helpless when we're born. It takes us months before we're
able to crawl, almost to full year before we're able to
walk. Our deep space mission isn't much different. We're
going to stumble, make mistakes, I'm sure more than a few
before we find our footing. But we're going to learn from
those mistakes. That's what been human is all about. I'm
sorry you can't see that" |
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Soval: "Your
analogy is very colorful, Captain, but I question whether
it addresses the consequences of your actions." |
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T'Pol: "The
concept of learning from one's mistakes shouldn't be
difficult for a Vulcan of your wisdom to understand,
Ambassador. Our ancestors discovered how to suppress their
volatile emotions only after centuries of savage conflict.
You spoke of the distruction of the monastery. What about
the Vulcan listening post that Captain Archer found there.
I would hope that our people have learned from those
events that using a secret sanctuary to spy on others was
a disonorable practice to say at least. I don't wish to
contradict Captain Archer, but learning from one's
mistakes is hardly exclusive to humans. Their mission
should be allowed to continue." |
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Archer: "The Vulcan
Science Directorate has determined that time travel is
impossible."
Silik: "Does
Captain Archer agree with that opinion?"
Archer: "It's not an
opinion."
Silik: "Does
Archer agree with that... determination?" |
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Sato: "Whatever
you're about to say, I don't wanna hear it. Just get me a
shirt." |
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