The Tripods1984

Cognosc:
The Masters intend to colonise earth.

Will Parker:
But out atmosphere is poisonous to them.

Cognosc:
This equipment is intended to reconstitute the atmosphere here, to make it compatible with Masters' needs. It will mean the total annihilation of the human race, with the exception of those few specimens selected to survive in glass houses, like a human zoo.

Will Parker:
But that's...

Cognosc:
Monstrous. Absolutely, I agree. But I thought it would sharpen the resolve of you and Fritz and your friend Julius to do something about it.

Will Parker:
Is it even possible for us to do anything?

Cognosc:
Where there's a will... [laughs] Oops.

Will Parker:
You take it all very lightly. What right have they got to do that? What right have they got to be here at all? Why should they take away our freedom? Why should they be allowed to take away our civilisation?

Cognosc:
Because your "civilised" ancestors were threatening the peace of space, remember?

Will Parker:
Well even if that was true then, that certainly isn't the case now. The Masters have destroyed our technology. They've set us back hundreds of years. What possible excuse do they have for poisoning the whole planet?

Cognosc:
I agree. It's the worst kind of space imperialism - absolutely inexcusable.