Chakotay and Janeway in “Unfinished Business”

Chakotay

With all due respect, it's a little presumptuous to think you have the right to change everyone's future.

Janeway

From what I've seen, they'll thank me.

Chakotay

All you've seen are bits and pieces. You're getting the whole picture.

Janeway

Really? Just what am I missing?

Chakotay

It's not "what". It's "who". People like Seven of Nine. A Borg drone who'll become a member of this crew after you help her recover her humanity. Or Tom Paris. A former convict who'll me our pilot, chief medic, and a husband to B'Elanna Torres.

Janeway

That angry woman I just met?

Chakotay

She's gonna be your chief engineer. Two crews, Maquis and Starfleet, are going to become one. And they'll make as big a mark on the Delta Quadrant as it'll on them. By protecting people like the Ocampans. Curing diseases. Encouraging peace. Children like Naomi and Icheb are gonna grow up on this ship and call it home. And we'll all be following a captain who sets a course for Earth and never stops believing that we'll get there.

Janeway

Are you going to be lecturing me like this for the next seven years?

Chakotay

Don't worry. You'll always get the last word.