With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. To be human is to be complex. You can't avoid a little ugliness -- from within -- and from without. Without freedom of choice there is no creativity. Beam Me Up, Scotty! To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before...
With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. What makes one man an exceptional leader? We see indications that it's his negative side which makes him strong, that his evil side, controlled and disciplined, is vital to his strength. Your negative side removed from you, the power of command begins to elude you. They used to say that if Man was meant to fly, he'd have wings. But he did fly. He discovered he had to. To all mankind -- may we never find space so vast, planets so cold, heart and mind so empty that we cannot fill them with love and warmth. When the personality of a human is involved, exact predictions are hazardous. Instruments register only through things they're designed to register. Space still contains infinite unknowns. Khaaannnn! Resistance Is Futile! It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’ …Message, Spock?” “…None that I am conscious of — save, perhaps, for ‘Happy Birthday.‘
They used to say that if Man was meant to fly, he'd have wings. But he did fly. He discovered he had to. In critical moments, men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see. When the personality of a human is involved, exact predictions are hazardous. You’ve never really faced death, have you?” “...No; not like this. I haven’t faced death. I’ve cheated death. I’ve tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity; I know nothing. It’s a — far, far better thing I do than I have ever done before; a far better resting place I go to than I have ever known.” “…Is that a poem?” “…Mmm. Something Spock was trying to tell me — on my birthday.