she, Captain ?
Yes, uh... incredible.
- What is your reaction, Mr. Spock ?
- I find it, uh...
mildly interesting
and somewhat nostalgic,
- if I understand the use of that word.
- Nostalgic.
Yes. It is somewhat
reminiscent of the dances...
that Vulcan children do
in nursery school.
Of course,
the children are not so...
well-coordinated.
[Applause]
She's yours
if you wish, Captain.
Oh, uh... thank you.
That's, um...
very magnanimous of you.
You'll find that I am magnanimous to
my friends and merciless to my enemies.
And I want both of you
to be my friends.
On what, precisely,
is our friendship to be based ?
Well, upon the firmest of foundations,
Mr. Spock-- enlightened self-interest.
You, Captain,
are second only to me...
as the finest military
commander in the galaxy.
That's very flattering.
I am primarily an explorer now,
Captain Garth.
And so have I been. I have charted
more new worlds than any man in history.
And tried to destroy
Antos IV. Why ?
Well, I could say because they were
actively hostile to the Federation.
Yes, you could say,
but that would be untrue.
Agreed.
[ Chuckles ]
Actually, they were
quite harmless,
and they made me whole
when I was maimed and dying.
And in my gratitude,
I offered them the galaxy.
They rejected me,
and I condemned them to death.
How could you,
a star ship fleet captain,
believe that
a Federation crew...
would blindly obey your order
to destroy the entire Antos race,
a people famous for their benevolence
and peaceful pursuits ?
That was my only miscalculation !
I had changed !
I had risen above
this decadent weakness...
which still has you
in its command, Captain.
My crew had not.
I couldn't sway them.
But my new crew,
the men in this room,
will obey my orders
without question.
Gentlemen,
you have eyes
but you cannot see.
Galaxies surround us,
limitless vistas !
And yet the Federation
would have us grub away...
like some ants on some...
somewhat larger than usual anthill !
But I am not an insect !
I am master of the universe,
and I must claim my domain.
I agree there was a time
when war was necessary,
and you were
our greatest warrior.
I studied your victory
at Axanar when I was a cadet.
It's still required reading.
- As well it should be.
- Very well.
But my first visit to Axanar was as
a new-fledged cadet on a peace mission.
Peace mission !
Politicians and weaklings !
They were humanitarians and statesmen,
and they had a dream--
a dream that became a reality
and spread throughout the stars,
a dream that made
Mr. Spock and me brothers.
Mr. Spock, do you consider
Captain Kirk and yourself brothers ?
Captain Kirk speaks
somewhat figuratively...
and with undue emotion:
however, what he says
is logical...
and I do, in fact,
agree with it.
[ Laughing ]
Blind !
Truly blind !
Captain Kirk
is your commanding officer!
You are his subordinate
and that is all.
Yet, Mr. Spock, you are
a worthy commander in your own right,
and in my fleet you will surely
have a star ship to command.
Please forgive me,
but exactly where is your fleet ?
Out there waiting for me.
They will flock to my cause,
and for good reason.
Limitless power !
Limitless wealth.
And solar systems
ruled by the elite.
We, gentlemen, are that elite, and we
must take what is rightfully ours...
from the decadent weaklings
that now hold it.
- Captain Garth--
- Lord Garth !
As you wish.
At any rate, you must
be aware of the fact...
that you are attempting
to recreate the disaster...
which resulted in your becoming
an inmate in this place.
I was betrayed
and treated barbarically.
You were treated with justice
and with compassion,
which you failed to show towards
any of your intended victims.
Logically, therefore,
one must assume--
Remove this animal !
Try some of this wine, Captain.
It has a robust, full-bodied flavour
which you'll find diverting.
No, thank you.
I prefer to join Mr.