We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honoured dead. And yet it should be noted that in the midst of our sorrow, this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world, a world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish. He did not feel that sacrifice a vain or empty one... and we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend, I can only say this. Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, ...his was the most ...human.

Star Trek II: Khaaaaaaaaaan!

Benny Russell in Far Beyond the Stars.

Picard has so many. The one I always come back to for some reason is the one he gives while looking down on Mintaka III in Who Watches the Watchers. Although it takes a few more events to finally convince Nuria of his points, that first one and especially his quiet answer to her speculating that perhaps one day they would fly above the clouds too always gets me. That is what all good Trek first contact type stories are about, lifting others to the same level (when they're ready). It's also why the first Strange New Worlds episode is still my favorite. That's a great speech too, by the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVHR0UPHERQ

SNW:

1.) Pilot episode, Pike warning the aliens about war while offering a great alternative.

2.) Ad astra per aspera: The main speech sent shivers down my spine.