Wedge Antilles during Rebel Stand
Stand
This whole war, we've been conforming to the plans of others. Don't fight, cover the retreat, appease the invaders. Maybe the problem will go away on its own, without ruffling any feathers. But this should never have been about politics. Freedom is bigger than that. Well, I've had enough. The time has come to fight. Fight like we used to, back in the Rebellion, back when we still remembered what we were fighting for.
I refuse to believe that is dead. Too many people died for it to let anyone take it away. The time has come to stand our ground. We will defend this world by our rules, not theirs. Pwoe will not tell us how to wage this war. And when this place falls, it will be on our terms, no one else's. The Vong have decided the path of this war long enough.
It's like Leia said. We have to fight until we can fight no more. And when we run, we have to exhaust the enemy. Then we have to turn around and fight again. It's time to beat the enemy, old school style. The truth is, too few of our number fought in the war with the Empire. They have to learn what it's like to fight a seemingly undefeatable enemy. When we fought the Remnant, it was clear that they were a dying order. Not so the Vong. They may be nothing like the Empire, but we must become like the force that was victorious in that war. Because in some ways, they are exactly the same. They are big. They are powerful. They will lose.
So who's with me? Who will make a stand? I've always been a direct man, and this is no time for deception. This is dangerous business. By choosing this path, we aren't just opposing the Vong. It's our own government too. A government too corrupt to remember what it's supposed to stand for. They've forgotten the ideals that so many of my friends died for. That is why so many others must die today. They aren't the government that so many sacrificed their lives for. I won't pretend this isn't mutiny. But I've rebelled once, and the time has come to rebel again. I know that a lot of people are going to die if we take on the Vong. If we make a stand here, it could easily be our last.
We don't have another choice. My life for the lives of others. If we allow the evil to continue, we are no better than the enemy. We should have started fighting back years ago. I'm not asking anyone to follow me if they don't want to. But I will hold my ground. I will stand firm.
Even if I stand alone.