"Now, your father was captain of a Starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives, including your mother's and yours."

"You of all people should know, Cadet Kirk, a captain cannot cheat death....Your father, Lieutenant George Kirk, assumed command of his vessel before being killed in action, did he not?...The purpose is to experience fear, fear in the face of certain death, to accept that fear, and maintain control of oneself and one's crew. This is the quality expected in every Starfleet captain."

For the psyche of a man who had 12 minutes to save his crew.

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