Star Trek (TV Series)

Space Seed (1967)

James Doohan: Scott

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Quotes 

• Captain James T. Kirk : [looking at a library picture of Khan on viewscreen]  Name: Khan Noonien Singh.

  Mr. Spock : From 1992 through 1996, absolute ruler of more than a quarter of your world, from Asia through the Middle East.

  Dr. McCoy : The last of the tyrants to be overthrown.

  Scott : I must confess, gentlemen. I've always held a sneaking admiration for this one.

  Captain James T. Kirk : He was the best of the tyrants and the most dangerous. They were supermen in a sense. Stronger, braver, certainly more ambitious, more daring.

  Mr. Spock : Gentlemen, this romanticism about a ruthless dictator is...

  Captain James T. Kirk : Mr. Spock, we humans have a streak of barbarism in us. Appalling, but there, nevertheless.

  Scott : There were no massacres under his rule.

  Mr. Spock : And as little freedom.

  Dr. McCoy : No wars until he was attacked.

  Mr. Spock : Gentlemen...

  [Everyone but Spock laugh] 

  Captain James T. Kirk : Mr. Spock, you misunderstand us. We can be against him and admire him all at the same time.

  Mr. Spock : Illogical.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Totally.

• [Khan is escorted out by Security] 

  Scott : It's a shame for a good Scotsman to admit it, but I'm not up on Milton

  Captain James T. Kirk : The statement Lucifer made when he fell into the pit: "It is better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven."

  Mr. Spock : It would be interesting, Captain, to return to that world in 100 years and learn what crop had sprung from the seed you planted today.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, Mr. Spock. It would indeed.

• Captain James T. Kirk : [the landing party has beamed aboard the Botany Bay]  Scotty?

  Scott : Definitely Earth-type mechanism, sir. Twentieth century vessel. Old type atomic power. Bulky, solid. I think they used to call them transistor units. I'd love to tear this baby apart.

  Lt. Marla McGivers : Captain, it's a sleeper ship.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Suspended animation.

  Lt. Marla McGivers : I've seen old photographs of this. Necessary because of the time involved in space travel until about the year 2018. It took years just to travel from one planet to another.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Is it possible they're still alive after centuries of travel?

  Dr. McCoy : It's theoretically possible. I've never heard of it being tested for this long a period.