"We'd found our salvation! How could we ignore it?" "By adhering to the oath you took as Starfleet officers to seek out life, not to destroy it!" "It's easy to cling to principles when your standing on a ship with its bulkheads intact, manned by a crew that's not starving!" "It's never easy. But if we turn our back on our principles, we stop being human. I'm putting an end to your experiments, and you are hereby relieved of your command. You and your crew will be confined to quarters." "Please show them leniency. They were only following my orders." "Their mistake."