“Order them to surrender, and I promise, you won't be court-martialed.” – Admiral Matthew Dougherty, Star Trek: Insurrection ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Star Trek: Insurrection 1998

Admiral Matthew Dougherty

Order them to surrender, and I promise, you won't be court-martialed.

Jean-Luc Picard

If a court-martial is the only way to let the people of the Federation know what is happening here, I welcome it.

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[Ru'afo screams in anger]