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In those scenes Luke is telling Vader that he believes there is good (the light side from a Jedi perspective) in him still.
Vader says that Obi-Wan (the friend and mentor he murdered in the first film) once felt the same.
He isn’t acknowledging at this point any sign that what he has been doing is wrong or evil but necessary because his master is too strong to dethrone without help and the galaxy needs strong leadership.
To some extent they share the same ambition (getting rid of the Emperor) but their intended next moves are different.
Vader wants to become the Emperor for the sake of the galaxy and would probably be a more stoic and militant leader than the jolly old prune faced master strategist currently running the show. Luke wants to save his father and hand the rule of the galaxy back to the chaos of democracy, because stable government just isn’t fair, and he want’s to hang out with his friends.
My only suggested changes would be (if possible) change the line on the landing platform on Endor so Vader says : “Your mother once thought as you do” as it makes more contextual sense and evokes the memory of a female character in an almost men only trilogy.
It still works as she was someone like Luke, Vader cared about and lost as a necessary evil for the ‘good’ of the Empire.
It might not be possible but adding some line along the lines of : “What I am is for the good of the galaxy” But then leave Vader ruminating on what he might have to do and if he really believes his own words. It might strengthen what’s already there.
As they currently stand I don’t have a problem with those lines. There are lots wrong with ROTJ but those lines isn’t one of those.