[As Melakon arrests Spock and his group, John Gill suddenly appears not unlike his earlier state]
People. People of Ekos.
[to soldier] Go to the booth. See to the Fuhrer at once. He's ill. Turn off that camera.
Hear me.
[to guests] I suggest we leave and let our Fuhrer rest.
We were betrayed by a self-seeking adventurer who has led us all to the very brink of disaster. I order the immediate recall of the space fleet. This attack must stop. All units are to return to base. To Zeon I promise, this was not an aggression of Ekosian people. Only one evil man. Melakon is a traitor to his own people and all that we stand for. To the Zeon people, I promise reparation and - [is gunned down by Melakon firing at the curtained broadcast booth. Isak kills Melakon]
[seeing soldier aiming to shoot Isak] Wait, soldier. There's been enough killing. Now we'll start to live the way the Fuhrer meant us to live.
[to Kirk, dying in his arms] I was wrong. The non-interference Directive is the only way. We must stop the slaughter.
You did that, Professor. You told them in time.
Even historians fail to learn from history. They repeat the same mistakes. Let the killing end. Let... [dies]
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