Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series)

Tacking into the Wind (1999)

Michael Dorn: Lt. Cmdr. Worf

Quotes 

• Lt. Commander Worf : [citing Kahless]  Great men do not seek power. They have power thrust upon them.

• Lieutenant Ezri Dax : I tend to look at the Empire with a little more skepticism than Curzon or Jadzia did. I see a society that is in deep denial about itself. We're talking about a warrior culture that prides itself on maintaining centuries-old traditions of honor and integrity. But in reality, it's willing to accept corruption at the highest levels.

  Lt. Commander Worf : You are overstating your case.

  Lieutenant Ezri Dax : Am I? Who was the last leader of the High Council that you respected? Has there even been one? And how many times have you had to cover up the crimes of Klingon leaders because you were told that it was for the good of the Empire? I... I know this sounds harsh, but the truth is, you have been willing to accept a government that you know is corrupt. Gowron is just the latest example. Worf, you are the most honorable and decent man that I've ever met. And if *you're* willing to tolerate men like Gowron, then what hope is there for the Empire?

• Lt. Commander Worf : [referring to Martok]  He likes you, and he considers you an honorable woman, a worthy successor to Jadzia. And so do I.

  Lieutenant Ezri Dax : That's very sweet of him.

  Lt. Commander Worf : Sweet?

  Lieutenant Ezri Dax : Not a very Klingon word, is it?

  Lt. Commander Worf : No.

  Lieutenant Ezri Dax : It's very... honorable.

  Lt. Commander Worf : Better - albeit a little obvious.

• Lt. Commander Worf : We cannot attack Sarpedion.

  Gowron : I decide what can and cannot be done!

  Lt. Commander Worf : You rule without wisdom and without honor. The warriors that are gathered here will not say this to you, but I will. You are squandering our ships and our lives on a petty act of vengeance!

  Gowron : I should have known better than to trust you again. If you were a true Klingon, I would kill you where you stand! Fortunately for you, that 'child's' uniform shields you from you rightful fate.

• Martok : You want me to become chancellor - me! Tell me, Worf, how do you think the members of the High Council will react when they're asked to follow a common man from the Ketha lowlands, a man without a drop of noble blood in his veins?

  Worf : Kahless himself was not high-born.

  Martok : Kahless was divine!

• Lt. Commander Worf : What I say now, I say as a member of the House of Martok, not a Starfleet officer.

  [to Gowron] 

  Lt. Commander Worf : You have dishonored yourself and the Empire, and you are not worthy to lead the Council.

• Lt. Commander Worf : What I have done was for the Empire. A new day must dawn for our people. I am not the man to usher in that day. But there is a man here who can.

  Martok : Worf - I do not seek the leadership.

  Lt. Commander Worf : Kahless said "Great men do not seek power. They have power thrust upon them."

  [Worf hands the Chancellor's robes to Martok] 

  Lt. Commander Worf : Hail Martok, leader of the Empire - leader of destiny!