Star Trek: Voyager1995

Chakotay:
We may not like Valen's tactics, but he and his crew are still alive after five years in here.

Captain Kathryn Janeway:
I was thinking about that myself. I thought maybe I could get some guidance from the Federation Charter. I was hoping I'd find a loophole that would allow us to... take actions we ordinarily wouldn't take.

Chakotay:
Any luck?

Captain Kathryn Janeway:
The Charter's a statement of principles, not a practical document.

Chakotay:
No section on how to exist in a void.

Captain Kathryn Janeway:
No. But I've become convinced that we've got to stick to our principles, not abandon them.

Chakotay:
Should the crew be ready to die for those principles?

Captain Kathryn Janeway:
If the alternative means becoming thieves and killers ourselves, yes. But I'm betting that our principles are going to keep us alive.