Stories Audio Drama The Fourth Doctor Adventures The King of Sontar 1 image Back to Story Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite DOCTOR: Yes, Leela. I’ve been trying to educate you. LEELA: I have learnt more than you know. DOCTOR: Really? How to kill more efficiently? How to show no mercy? Who are you learning from, Leela? Me or the evil out there in the universe? LEELA: I have learnt that evil must be fought. That sometimes the hard way must be taken. DOCTOR: Don’t ever presume to tell me about evil and the hard way, Leela. I’ve spent the best part of my lives facing difficult choices and trying to do the best I can. I didn’t teach you to be ruthless, to snuff out lives without a second thought. Is that what you think I’ve been trying to teach you all this time, hmm? Because if it is, either you haven’t been listening or… or I’m a bad teacher. LEELA: Doctor, your way is good, but it does not always work. DOCTOR: If there’s a chance to save lives, we must always take that chance. — The King of Sontar Link to Quote Favourite LEELA: But I was right, Doctor. I know I was. DOCTOR: Beware of that kind of certainty, Leela. It can lead to the worst excesses of evil. — The King of Sontar