Well, what are you waiting for?!
Just touch these two strands together, and the Daleks are finished... Have I that right?
To destroy the Daleks? You can't doubt it!
Well, I do! You see, some things could be better with the Daleks. Many future worlds will become allies because of the fear of the Daleks!
It isn't like that!
Well, the final responsibility is mine. And mine alone. You see, if someone who knew the future pointed out a child to you and told you that that child would grow up totally evil to be a ruthless dictator who would destroy millions of lives... could you then kill that child?
[pause] We're talking about the Daleks, the most evil creatures ever invented. You must destroy them! You must complete your mission for the Time Lords!
Do I have the right? Simply touch one wire against the other, and it's it? The Daleks cease to exist? Hundreds of millions of people, thousands of generations, can live without fear, in peace, and never even know the word "Dalek"?
Then why wait? If it was a disease or some sort of bacteria you were destroying, you wouldn't even hesitate!
But if I kill, wipe out a whole intelligent life form, then I'd become like them. I'd be no better than the Daleks.
Think of all the suffering there'll be if you don't do it!
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