Cracken: "The people of Adumar have no respect for career politicians. A very sensible attitude, in my opinion – though if you tell anyone I said that, I'll merely have to deny it. Do you know what sort of individual they hold in highest regard?"
Wedge: "No."
Cracken: "Fighter pilots. The Old Republic had its Jedi; Adumar has its fighter pilots. They love them, a case of hero worship that spans their whole culture. Their entertainments revolve around them. Social promotion, properties, titles, all accompany military promotion in their pilot corps."
Wedge: "That sounds like a reasonable arrangement. Let's implement it in the New Republic."