[after being told that his war crimes tribunal is being prepared]
War crimes? How can there be war crimes when there hasn't been a war? Oh, I can understand your wish that there had been a war. Your need to indulge some pathetic fantasy about brave Bajoran soldiers marching to honorable defeat, but in fact, Major, you and I know there was no war. No glory. Bajor didn't resist. It surrendered.
The Bajorans were a peaceful people before you came. We offered no threat to you. We could never understand why you had to be so brutal.
Well, we can't have that, Major. I want no more secrets between us. Anything you can't understand, I'll explain to you.
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