Babylon 5, Season 4: No Surrender, No Retreat

Babylon 5 (1993-1998), created by J. Michael Straczynski, is a science fiction television epic about Babylon 5, an Earth-governed space station built to promote harmony between interstellar civilizations. It is unusual in its focus on a story arc wh… more »

[G'Kar is aghast at his people's enthusiasm for more fighting with the departed Centauri.]

G'Lorn:
With you directing us, we will finally destroy the Centauri.

G'Kar:
You have just tossed someone off that throne! Would you put another in his place so quickly? The Kha'Ri spoke with many equal voices, not the one voice of a single leader.

G'Lorn:
We need strength to lead us, fire to forge us. We saw that in the Centauri, learned that from them.

G'Kar:
Then you have learned the wrong lessons. I will not take the throne. If the Kha'Ri is restored, I will take my place among them, but that's all. I did not fight to remove one dictator just to become another myself.

G'Lorn:
But the Centauri-

G'Kar:
Are a lost people! They ought to be pitied! They are already on a course for self-destruction! They do not need help from us. We need to redress our wounds, help our people, rebuild our cities!

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