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"True victory is to make your enemy see they were wrong to oppose you in the first place. To force them to acknowledge your greatness" - Star Trek DS9
Gul Dukat: For the past few months, I've been conducting secret negotiations between the Dominion and Cardassia. And, as of last week, Cardassia has agreed to become part of the Dominion.
Major Kira: You can't be serious.
Gul Dukat: Good bye, Major. You and I on the same side? It never seemed quite... right - did it?
Sisko: Still calling yourself Gul? I'm surprised you haven't promoted yourself to Legate by now.
Dukat: I prefer the title Gul. So much better than the other alternatives--President, Emperor, Chancellor, Emissary.
Sisko: How about Dominion Puppet?
"Cardassians have never been afraid of war, a fact we've proven time and again over these past two years. 7 million of our brave soldiers have given their lives to fulfill our part of the agreement, and what has the Dominion done in return? Nothing. We've gained no new territories."
"In fact, our influence throughout the Quadrant has diminished. And to make matters worse, we're not even masters in our own home. Travel anywhere in Cardassia and what do you find? Jem'Hadar, Vorta, and now Breen. Instead of the invaders, we have become the invaded. Our allies have conquered us without firing a single shot. Well, no longer."
"This morning, detachments of the Cardassian First, Third, and Ninth Orders attacked Dominion outposts on Rondack 3. This assault marks the first step towards the liberation of our homeland from the true oppressors of the Alpha Quadrant. I call upon Cardassians everywhere - Resist. Resist today. Resist tomorrow. Resist till the last Dominion soldier has been driven from our soil."
Major Kira:
"This is the Federation ship Yangtzee Kiang, Major Kira Nerys in Command."
Gul Dukat:
"Yes, Major?"
Major Kira:
"Gul Dukat. We know you're headed for the wormhole."
Gul Dukat:
"Wormhole? What... wormhole is that?"
Major Kira:
"Why? He wasn't Gul Darhe'el"
Kainon:
"He's a Cardassian. That's reason enough."
Major Kira:
"No, it's not..."
(Duet)
Q with a wounded voice:
"Picard would never have hit me...!"
Commander Sisko:
"I'm not Picard"
(Q-Less)
Garak:
"I am no more a spy than you are..."
Dr. Bashir:
"...a doctor."
(Cardassians)
Dr. Bashir:
"If you're not a spy ... maybe you're an outcast."
Garak:
"Or maybe I'm an outcast spy."
Dr. Bashir:
"How can you be both?"
Garak:
"I never said I was either."
(Profit and Loss)
Gul Dukat to Cmdr. Sisko:
"Will you stop talking and shoot them?"
(The Maquis, Part 2)
Dr. Bashir:
"So what things that you told me were the truth?"
Garak:
"All of it!"
Dr. Bashir:
"Even the lies?"
Garak:
"Especially the lies!"
(The Wire)
Sisko on Gul Dukat:
"You know, I never knew how much this man's voice annoyed me."
(Civil Defense)
Gul Dukat:
"Garak grovelling in a corner; this alone makes my trip worthwhile."
(Civil Defense)
Lt. Dax:
"And, as the 34th Rule of Acquisition states: 'Peace is good for business.'"
Quark:
"That's the 35th Rule."
Lt. Dax:
"Oh, that's right... what's the 34th?"
Quark:
"'War is good for business.' It's easy to get them confused."
(Destiny)
Dr. Bashir, on Chief O'Brien seeing himself dead:
"Well, it could've been worse. It could've been me."
(Visionary)
Garak:
"The truth is usually just an excuse for a lack of imagination."
(Improbable Cause (The Arc, Part 1))
Dukat:
"On Deep Space Nine you're nothing but a bureaucrat, an administrator, if you come with me you can be a soldier again, think about it Major, the chance to fight against a superior foe in a righteous cause, to protect a defeated and broken people from a cruel aggressor, you know as well as I do that if Cardassia falls, Bajor is next, help me stop the Klingons before you become their next target."
(Return to Grace)
Sisko: You are pathetic!
Gul Dukat: Then why are you the one on your knees?
Sisko: First the Dominion, now the Pagh Wraiths. You have a talent for picking the losing sides...
Gul Dukat: Benjamin, please! We've known each other too long. And since this is the last time we will ever be together, let's try to speak honestly. We've both had our victories and our defeats. Now it's time to resolve our differences and face the ultimate truth: I've won, Benjamin... you've lost.
Sisko: The Pagh Wraiths will never conquer ANYTHING. Not Bajor, not the Celestial Temple, and certainly not the Alpha Quadrant!
Gul Dukat: And who's going to stop us?
Sisko: I am!
Gul Dukat: You can't even stand up.
Gul Dukat:
Excuse my presumption
but... this was my office only two weeks ago.
I'm not used
to being
on this side of the desk.
I'll be honest with you, Commander.
I miss this office.
I was not happy to leave it.
Ben Sisko:
Drop by any time
you're feeling homesick.
Gul Dukat:
You are very gracious.
And allow me to assure
you that we only want
to be helpful in this difficult transition.
You're far from the Federation fleet
alone in this remote outpost
with poor defense systems.
Your Cardassian neighbors will be quick to respond
to any problems you might have.
Ben Sisko:
We'll try to keep the dog off your lawn.
Odo: You'd shoot a man in the back?
Garak: Well it is the safest way...
Dukat: "The man is a heartless, cold-blooded killer."
Kira: "Like I said, he's a Cardassian!"
--on Garak. DS9: In Purgatory's Shadow.
We did not choose to be the superior race. Fate handed us that role.
I'm so glad we had this time together, Benjamin, because we won't be seeing each other for a while. I have unfinished business on Bajor. They thought I was their enemy. They don't know what it is to be my enemy! But they will. From this day forward, Bajor is dead! All of Bajor!! And this time, even their Emissary won't be able to save them!
I should've killed every last one of them! I should've turned their planet into a graveyard the likes of which the galaxy had never seen! I should've killed them all.
Sisko: "And that...is why you're not an evil man?"--on the Bajorans. DS9: Waltz.
Oh, anyone can blow up a ship. Ha. But to look your enemy in the eye...to know that you'll remember his face for the rest of your life.... Now that takes a stomach much stronger than you'll ever have. -- to Amoros, DS9: The Maquis, Part Two
Kira: "Why is it when you smile, I want to leave the room?"
Dukat: "I suppose it's because of my overwhelming charm." -- DS9: Return to Grace.
Dukat: "Save your excuses, Major. You've betrayed me, and I promise you I won't forget it."
Kira: "If that's a threat, I'm not impressed."
Dukat: "There was a time when Bajorans took Cardassian threats seriously."
Kira: "Not anymore."
--DS9: In Purgatory's Shadow.
"For a moment there, I thought you had been put in charge of the Cardassian Ministry for the Refutation of Bajoran Fairy Tales." - Sisko to Dukat, ’Explorers’
"People either love you or hate you. [...] I mean, I *hated* you, when we first met ... and now..."
"And now?"
"And ... now I don't."
- O’Brien to Bashir, [both very drunk], "Explorers"
"There's something different about you today Damar, I can't quite put my finger on it... it's almost as if you're half dressed..."
"What are you talking about?"
"You don't have a bottle in your hand."
"I tried. I tried my best to run my establishment under this occupation. But you know what? It's no fun. I don't like Cardassians – they're mean and arrogant. And I can't stand the Jem'Hadar. They're creepy. They just stand there like statues, staring at you. That's it. I don't want to spend the rest of my life doing business with these people. I want the Federation back. I want to sell root beer again!"
"I just shared a bottle of kanar with Damar. Hey, that rhymes" – An inebriated Quark after a drinking binge with the Cardassian officer.
