DEEP SPACE: "The Maquis, II" - 02/17/94 - ACT FOUR         43.

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					QUARK
			You want to acquire peace.  Fine.  
			Peace is good.  But how much are you 
			willing to pay for it?

					SAKONNA
			Whatever it costs.

					QUARK
			That's the kind of irresponsible 
			spending that causes so many business 
			ventures to fail.  You're forgetting 
			the third rule.  Right now peace 
			could be bought at a bargain price 
			and you don't even realize it.

					SAKONNA
			I find this very confusing.

					QUARK
			Then I'll make it so simple that 
			even a Vulcan can understand.  The 
			Central Command has been caught red-
			handed smuggling weapons to their 
			settlers.  So from now on, every 
			ship approaching the Demilitarized 
			Zone will be searched.  Without the 
			support of the Central Command, the 
			Cardassian settlers won't be so eager 
			to fight.

					SAKONNA
			You forget the weapons they already 
			have.

					QUARK
			They have weapons... you have 
			weapons... everyone has weapons.  
			But right now, no one has a clear 
			advantage.  So the price of peace is 
			at an all-time low.  This is the 
			perfect time to sit down and hammer 
			out an agreement.  Don't you get 
			it... attacking the Cardassians now 
			will only escalate the conflict and 
			make peace more expensive in the 
			long run.  Now I ask you, is that 
			logical?

	Quark sits down, pleased with his performance.