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| Riker :  | "In your position it's important to ask yourself one question : What would Picard do?"  |   | to Wesley; on the difficulties of command |  
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| Picard :  | "You see, the prime directive has many different functions. Not the least of which is to protect us, to prevent us from allowing our emotions to overwhelm our judgement."  |   | to Pulaski |  
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| Picard :  | "Your whisper from the dark has now become a plea. We cannot turn our backs."  |   | to Data |  
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   | Riker :  | "O'Brien, take a nap. You didn't see any of this. You're not involved."  |  
   | O'Brien :  | "Right, sir. I'll just be standing over here dozing off."  |  
 
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| Picard :  | "He has brought a child onto my ship, and on my bridge!"  |   | to Riker; I love the sheer loathing with which he says this |  
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