In 2373 Fullerton was the leader of the New Essentialists, an organisation dedicated to "restoring the moral traditions" of the Federation. Fullerton saw the planet Risa as one of the causes of the supposed 'decay' of Federation society. The group sabotaged Risa's weather control system to show how 'complacent' Federation citizens had become.
"If I see you as helpless children then how do you think the Borg see you? Or the Romulans, or the Klingons or the Dominion? These empires look at the Federation and they see a prize- a prize that we have forgotten how to protect" -Pascal Fullerton