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| | Spock : | "It is more rational to sacrifice one life than six, doctor." |  |  | to McCoy | 
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| | Spock : | "Mister Scott, there are always alternatives." |  |  | to Scotty; a much used quote | 
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| | McCoy : | "Mister Spock, respect is a rational process! Did it ever occur to you they might react emotionally? With anger?" |  |  | to Spock | 
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| | Boma : | "I'm sick and tired of this machine!" |  |  | to McCoy; regarding Spock | 
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| | McCoy : | "It may be the last action you'll ever take, Mister Spock, but it was all human." |  |  | to Spock | 
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| | Spock : | "I examined the problem for all angles and it was plainly hopeless. Logic informed me that under the circumstances the only possible action would have to be one of desperation. A logical descision, logically arrived at." |  |  | to Kirk | 
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