The 10 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Quotes About War

Nobody truly wins in war, and science fiction understands that better than most. By staging conflicts on distant planets, in futuristic empires, and among alien civilizations, these shows strip away borders and bureaucracy to reveal how familiar, deeply human struggles play out.

Some of the bluntest lines come from a wide range of series: Admiral William Adama’s warning, "There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people." ('Battlestar Galactica'); Yoda’s rueful admission, "No longer certain that one ever does win a war, I am." ('Star Wars: The Clone Wars'); Cooper Howard’s observation, "War never changes.

You look out at this Wasteland, looks like chaos.

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