Laura Roslin:  Thank you all for , once again , entrusting me with this higher office of civil service . Today is a new beginning for all of us . We share a unique destiny , but our future is ours to shape and our past can not be forgotten . A new day requires new thinking , and while I had intended on using this occasion as an opportunity to announce the formation of a special prosecutor 's office charged with investigating acts of collaboration with the enemy ; I have decided instead that a different gesture is called for on this , the first day of my next term as your president . We all feel the need for justice , and we all feel the need for vengeance , and telling the difference between the _ two _ can be difficult at times . We are all victims of the Cylons , and none of us can be impartial . I certainly ca n't . So today I am forming a commission on truth and reconciliation to hear our stories and record them for posterity . There will be no prosecutions . I am issuing a general pardon for every human being in this fleet . This will not be a popular move today , but I truly believe that is the only way for us to move forward in strength in the spirit of healing and reconciliation . I thank you for your continued patience and courage . Good day .