Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

I Borg (1992)

Marina Sirtis: Counselor Deanna Troi

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• Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge : If this works the way I think it will, once the invasive program starts spreading, it'll only be a matter of months before the Borg suffer total systems failure.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Comments?

  Doctor Beverly Crusher : A question. What exactly is "total systems failure"?

  Lt. Commander Data : The Borg are extremely computer-dependent. A systems failure will destroy them.

  Doctor Beverly Crusher : I just think we should be clear about that. We're talking about annihilating an entire race.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Which under most circumstances would be unconscionable. But as I see it, the Borg leave us with little choice.

  Commander William T. Riker : I agree. We're at war.

  Doctor Beverly Crusher : There's been no formal declaration of war.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Not from us, but certainly from them. They've attacked us at every encounter.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : They've declared war on our way of life. We're to be assimilated.

  Doctor Beverly Crusher : But even in war, there are rules. You don't kill civilians indiscriminately.

  Commander William T. Riker : There are no civilians among the Borg.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Think of them as a single collective being. There's no one Borg who is more an individual than your arm or your leg.

  Doctor Beverly Crusher : How convenient.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Your point, Doctor?

  Doctor Beverly Crusher : When I look at my patient, I don't see a collective consciousness, I don't see a hive. I see a living, breathing boy who has been hurt and who needs our help. And we're talking about sending him back to his people as an instrument of destruction.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : It comes down to this: we're faced with an enemy who are determined to destroy us, and we have no hope of negotiating a peace. Unless that changes, we're justified in doing anything we can to survive.

• Counselor Deanna Troi : Sometimes, even when a victim has dealt with his assault, there are residual effects of the event that linger. You were treated violently by the Borg - kidnapped, assaulted, mutilated...

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : [interrupting]  Counselor. Counselor, I very much appreciate your concern for me, but I can assure you, it is quite misplaced. I have carefully considered the implications of having a Borg on this ship. I have weighed the possible risks. And I'm convinced that we are doing the right thing. Now, I am quite comfortable with my decision.