"Really," he says. "I mean, something of that is to be expected, given that this is the fleet's flagship, and those aboard are all unknown quantities. On the other hand, I've generally found Starfleet to be trusting to the point of foolishness, as a matter of principle."
Voyager is a bit different, especially when stranded in the Delta Quadrant, but even then Voyager went out of its way to make friends, explore, solve problems, when it could have descended into paranoia.
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"Really," he says. "I mean, something of that is to be expected, given that this is the fleet's flagship, and those aboard are all unknown quantities. On the other hand, I've generally found Starfleet to be trusting to the point of foolishness, as a matter of principle."
Voyager is a bit different, especially when stranded in the Delta Quadrant, but even then Voyager went out of its way to make friends, explore, solve problems, when it could have descended into paranoia.