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					SISKO 
			I don't accept it. Your entire 
			argument is based on a series of 
			statistical probabilities and 
			assumptions.

					BASHIR
			They're more than just 
			assumptions. If you want me to 
			take you through the equations, I 
			will.

					SISKO
				(emotion rising) 
			Even if I knew what was going to 
			happen with one hundred percent 
			certainty, I still wouldn't ask an 
			entire generation of people to 
			give up their freedom.

					BASHIR
			Not even to save nine hundred 
			billion lives?

					SISKO
			Surrender is not an option. I'm 
			happy to hear your group's advice 
			on how to win this war... I don't 
			need advice on how to lose it.

					BASHIR 
			But there's no way we can win, 
			sir.

					SISKO
				(right back at him) 
			I don't care if the odds are 
			against us. If we lose, we're 
			going to go down fighting -- that 
			way, when our descendents rise up 
			against the Dominion someday, 
			they'll know what they're made of.

					BASHIR
			With all due respect, sir, you're 
			letting your pride get in the way.

	Sisko has had enough --

					SISKO 
			All right, doctor. You've made 
			your recommendation. I'll pass it 
			on to Starfleet Command.