by Jim
I have two quotes I’d like to share with you today.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about our current political climate in the United States, the Trek Against Trump disgrace, and a lot of my writing. Every time I think about the huge mess that doesn’t seem to have an end in sight, I hearken back to when I was a child and heard both of these:
The first one is ironically from Star Trek the Next Generation. I say this ironically given the statements made by Trek Against Trump.
“By the first link the chain is forged, first speech censored, first thought forbidden, first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satey, as both wisdom and warning. Any time anyone’s freedom is trodden on, we’re all damaged.”
-Capt. Jean Luc Picard.
The second is a quote from a nearly-forgotten movie from 1937 known as Dr. Syn. It deals with the needs of the people vs. the needs of the state:
“You’re wrong, Captain. Clegg was hanged, but not hanged until he was dead. He had many friends and the rope was rotted with strong acid. No man can stand on the gallows without coming face to face with his soul. On that day truly the old Clegg died, but what the new Clegg has done, you all know. I found you in wretchedness and poverty. Deprived by harsh laws and heavy taxes of the simple comforts, all men have a right to. I took upon myself to change all that at the expense of the revenue. What I did, I did for the good of all, and I stand by your decision.”
-Dr. Syn/Captain Clegg
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Catch you on the flip side!
-Jim
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Thanks for sharing. I keep a miscellany of quotes I like or find inspiring, I keep meaning to share them – perhaps as poetry prompts or something. Good to see others relating to wise words or evocative dialogue. And nice to see the sources are not as ‘fashionable’ as those usually shared by others, I love finding familiar thoughts penned by others; discovered in unusual places. Keep smiling and keep writing, James. Best wishes from Baldy.
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