- Yang Wen-li: [on Siegfried Kircheis] When I received news of his death, I felt as if an old friend had died. It might be called the hypocrisy of fighting opponents, but if he was here he might have become a bridge for the sake of coexistence between the Alliance and the Empire.
- Yang Wen-li: Dictatorship itself is not absolutely evil. It is just another form of government. The point is how you run it for the benefit of society.
- Yang Wen-li: In reality, it is dictatorship rather than democracy that drastically advances government reforms.
- Frederica Greenhill: That is true...
- Yang Wen-li: But I think humanity ought to avoid being united by a dictatorship.
- Frederica Greenhill: And that is because...?
- Yang Wen-li: For example, while it is true that Duke Lohengramm might have that talent, what about his descendants? His successor? Rulers are not necessarily wise through generations. He is like a miracle which could happen only once every few centuries. I do not think that the entire human race should be ruled by a system where everything depends on one person's character.
- Olivier Poplin: [to his pilots] Listen, don't you dare get out of character and try to protect the nation! Think only of the pretty girl you have a thing for and wish to see her smiling face alive. Then the jealous god will abandon you, and you'll be protected by the devil's luck.