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Deep Space Nine · Season 1, Episode 1

Quark, Benjamin Sisko and others in “Emissary”

Commander, I've made a career out of knowing when to leave. And this provisional government is far too provisional for my taste. And when governments fall, people like me are lined up and shot.

There is that risk, but then, you are a gambler, Quark.

And a thief.

You know, Quark, that poor boy is about to spend the best years of his life in a Bajoran prison. I'm a father myself. I know what your brother must be going through. The boy should be with his family, not in some cold jail cell. Think about it. It's up to you.

[He exits]

You know, at first, I didn't think I was going to like him.

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