- General Hemmer: [on the terrans] Can they fight?
- [on told they can]
- General Hemmer: Then they will die with honor.
- General Hemmer: [Sarcastically, on the terraforming machine, which will infuse Terra with oxygen in just seven days] Very biblical, don't you think?
- General Hemmer: Twelve dead. A dozen human beings. One tarnished, worn-out security seal way past it's recall date and gone! Twelve valuable, productive lives! How much longer do we have to wait while this tomb crumbles around us? When will this council give me the authority to do what must be done?