“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.