Played by the inimitable Patrick Stewart in the long-running Star Trek franchise, Captain Jean-Luc Picard was introduced to viewers in The Next Generationin 1987. The wise, devoutly dutiful commander of the Starship Enterprise boasts tremendous leadership qualities and is dedicated to his mission to find a peaceful balance between humanity, technology, and diplomacy. Between appearing in TNG, Deep Space Nine, or the feature spin-offs, Star Trek: Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, and Nemesis, the intellectual and morally centered commander is often given the most poetic and profound lines of dialogue that underscore his principled outlook.

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