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  1. Fp0218

    Fp0218 Cadet Newbie

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    There’s a quote by Picard in an episode where he says something like “it starts as a fight over territory and then they hate each other and forget why they were ever arguing” Does anyone recognise this? I have a feeling he’s sat in the observation lounge as he’s saying it. I thought it was the Vengeance factor but it’s not.
     
  2. Finn

    Finn Bad Batch of TrekBBS Admiral

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    I'd have guessed Vengeance Factor too.

    Attached? We don't see too many Alien of the Week episodes where old territorial/political divides were part of the plot.
     
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    Is it Loud as a Whisper?
     
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  4. trekshark

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    The one with the deaf ambassador maybe?
     
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  5. Orphalesion

    Orphalesion Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Yeah I'd say Loud as whipser or Legacy (the one with Tasha's sister)
     
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  6. Finn

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    Loud as a whisper sounds right. I don’t think the conflict in Legacy was over a forgotten dispute
     
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    SCHOLAR: The portfolio will indicate that the conflict is over a piece of land, or wealth, or some other tangible asset. But we both know that is not the case.
    RIKER: They've been at war for so long, it has become personal.
     
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    Loud as a Whisper?
     
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    Too Short A Season, Loud As A Whisper, The Vengeance Factor, The High Ground, Man of The People, Attached, & yes, Legacy too. They had a civil war going on between a so called alliance & coalition

    There's also some kind of Montague & Capulet thing going on in The Outrageous Okona too lol.

    I'd guess the answer to this thread's question is Loud as a Whisper too
     
  11. Finn

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    The op and I was talking about an conflict so old that nobody really knows what started it. Loud as a Whisper and The Vengeance Factor fits the bill. The one in Legacy was only a few generations old. I don't think they got into the nature of how conflicts in too short a season and the high ground began, much. And the conflict in Attached was more of a long Cold War, and nothing was said about how it started.
     
  12. NCC-73515

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    It sounds like TOS Taste of Armageddon as well XD
     
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    It's probably not the episode you were thinking of, but the quote in the OP kind of reminds me of a line from "The Wounded" when Picard is speaking with O'Brien:

     
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    Oh. I thought this was going to be a game :(
     
  15. Xhiandra

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    And VOY: Nemesis, for that matter.
     
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    I just watched that one and Remember! VOY really wasn't as bad as some people say...
     
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    Nemesis is definitely one of the better Voyager episodes. Voyager has a number of good or even excellent episodes and every character gets at least one chance to shine (except Harry), it's just the series when viewed as a whole that falls short to me.
     
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    Harry was ok in Timeless