Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series)
Heroes and Demons (1995)
Robert Beltran: Cmdr. Chakotay
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Commander Chakotay : Every culture has its demons. They embody the darkest emotions of its people. Giving them physical form in heroic literature is a way of exploring those feelings. The Vok'sha of Rakella Prime believe that hate is a beast which lives inside the stomach. Their greatest mythical hero is a man who ate stones for twenty-three days to kill the beast, and became a saint.
Lieutenant Tuvok : Such fables are necessary only in cultures which unduly emphasize emotional behavior. I would point out there are no demons in Vulcan literature.
Commander Chakotay : That might account for its popularity.
[Tuvok fails to catch the sarcasm]
