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“[Kirk] paced back toward his command chair, all eyes on him. "He must have a weakness." "Certainly," Chekov said. "Is he not basically humanoid? He could be poisoned, phasered, stabbed-" Kirk sneered. "Without killing him, Ensign." With a shrug, Chekov turned quietly back to his console, pulling his hands from his lap and placing them on the controls.” HumorHumourKirkStar TrekChekov Book:Troublesome Minds Source: Troublesome Minds
“A choice is the root of all morality. Without choice, one can have no moral code. In a vacuum bereft of alternatives, there can be no values. And without values, there can be no reason for a code of ethics. What gives our lives meaning is which alternatives we choose. If we have no options, if we can take but one path, we are by definition slaves.” IfsGivingReasonValuesChoicesMoralPathOur LivesMoralityEthicsRootsSlaveDefinitionsAlternativesCodeMeaning Of LifeNo ReasonVacuumsLife MeansMoral CodeBereftCode Of Ethics Author:Dave Galanter
“That level of trust was what being in command was truly about--being able to lead someone not only down an unknown path, but also a seemingly wrong path, if the need called for doing so.” IfsNeedsAbleLevelsPathTrustCommandWrong Path Book:Star Trek: The Original Series: Troublesome Minds Source: Star Trek: The Original Series: Troublesome Minds