Precisely! Sacrificing craft for convenience is all well and good until you've lost the craft entirely.

[Don't calm down, theater boy! There's artistry and skill to appreciate!]

A shame. There's no greater calling among my people than service to the State, and the family a close second. It's only right to leave the best possible legacy to our children, and theirs.

[Garak is...exceedingly optimistic in that he actually has this belief of his people, not all of them do. Alas.]