- General Richard Franklin: A man who won't stand up for his own principles is not really a man at all.
- Gen. Richard Franklin: I had an Alfredo Garibaldi under my command during the Dilgar Invasion. Excellent soldier.
- Michael Garibaldi: That was my dad.
- Gen. Richard Franklin: So much for genetics.
- Delenn: We are all slaves to our histories. If there is to be a bright future, we must learn to break those chains.
- General Richard Franklin: Every soldier lives with death, son. But I suppose, sometimes, we forget that our loved ones must live with it, too.
- Gen. Richard Franklin: You know what they say about old soldiers, don't you? They still kick butt with the best of them.
- Dr. Stephen Franklin: Whatever happened to just fading away?
- Gen. Richard Franklin: Well, that's not an option at present.
- [first lines]
- Cmdr. Susan Ivanova: No traffic. No complaints. No noise. Traitors, troublemakers, and ambassadors all tucked snugly in their little beds. I love this time of night.
- Pvt. Yang: Were you, you know, scared?
- Lt. Warren Keffer: You're always scared. That's part of the job. But you're gonna do okay.
- P.F.C. Large: That's right. The man's right. Like Buffer used to say, "A gropo who ain't scared is either dead or stupid."
- [last lines]
- Lou Welch: Chief?
- Michael Garibaldi: Yeah.
- Lou Welch: The first casualty reports are in from Akdor. You said you wanted to see them.
- Michael Garibaldi: Yeah.
- [reads]
- Jane: [ISN news] President Clark is expected to congratulate Gen.Franklin on this spectacular victory.
- [Lt.Keffer reading casualty report]
- Jane: Meanwhile, preparations are under way for yet more Earthforce divisions to join the 356th on Akdor.
- [casualties]