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   | Ziyal :  | "When I look at my father, I have a hard time seeing a murderer."  |  
   | Kira :  | "And when I look at him, I have a hard time seeing anything else."  |  
 
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| Dukat :  | "Everything I have lost I will regain. It's only a matter of time."  |   | to Kira |  
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| Dukat :  | "First it was Vedek Bareil, now it's the head of the Bajoran government. You do like powerful men don't you?"  |   | to Kira |  
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   | Kira :  | "Why is it when you smile I want to leave the room?"  |  
   | Dukat :  | "I suppose it's because of my overwhelming charm."  |  
 
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| Dukat :  | "I'm a much more complicated man than you give me credit for."  |   | to Kira |  
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| Kira :  | "Ziyal, what your father wants from me is forgiveness. That's one thing I can never give him."  |   | to Ziyal |  
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   | Dukat :  | "Lately, when my mind wanders, I find myself thinking more and more about Gul Marratt. Do you know him? Very dashing. One of Cardassia's rising stars. Graduate of the Cardassian Military Academy, smooth-talking junior member of the Detepa Council, and like your friend Shakaar, quite a lady's man. Especially with other officer's wives."  |  
   | Kira :  | "Including yours?"  |  
   | Dukat :  | "Mmm. A year ago he wouldn't have dared, but now? I think the first thing I do when I'm returned to power is to demote him. Assign him to the Cardassian Embassy on Breen. I hear it's bitter cold on Breen. And we Cardassians do despise the cold..."  |  
 
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| Dukat :  | "There was a time when the mere mention of my race inspired fear. And now... we're a beaten people. Afraid to fight back because we're afraid to lose what little is left."  |   | to Kira |  
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| Dukat :  | "I am the only Cardassian left... and if no one else will stand against the Klingons, I will."  |   | to Kira |  
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| Kira :  | "The best way to survive a knife fight is never to get in one."  |   | to Ziyal |  
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