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"Villains who twirl their moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well-camouflaged" -- Captain Jean Luc Picard, to Worf, in Star Trek, The Next Generation. Season 4, Episode 21: The Drumhead.
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"We think we've come so far. The torture of heretics, the burning of witches, it's all ancient history.
Then, before you can blink an eye, it suddenly threatens to start all over again."
"Maybe. But she, or someone like her, will always be with us, waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness."
"Vigilance, Mister Worf, that is the price we have to continually pay."
Full script of the last scene:
[Observation lounge]
WORF: Am I bothering you, Captain?
PICARD: No. Please, Mister Worf. Come in.
WORF: It is over. Admiral Henry has called an end to any more hearings on this matter.
PICARD: That's good.
WORF: Admiral Satie has left the Enterprise.
PICARD: We think we've come so far. The torture of heretics, the burning of witches, it's all ancient history. Then, before you can blink an eye, it suddenly threatens to start all over again.
WORF: I believed her. I helped her. I did not see what she was.
PICARD: Mister Worf, villains who wear twirl their moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well camouflaged.
WORF: I think after yesterday, people will not be as ready to trust her.
PICARD: Maybe. But she, or someone like her, will always be with us, waiting for the right climate in which to flourish, spreading fear in the name of righteousness. Vigilance, Mister Worf, that is the price we have to continually pay.