“Welcome to the Federation, now give us your best and brightest to be educated in the Starfleet culture and language at our central academy facilities, located conveniently on earth. Yes, very like the Romans. Or Assyrians. Or Russians. Or Americans. Diversity is a strength — as long as it is our kind of diversity, the kind that wears uniforms and takes orders. A military diversity.”
Starfleet Is A Military Organization And 'Star Trek' Writers Go Wrong By Forgetting It
“Welcome to the Federation, now give us your best and brightest to be educated in the Starfleet culture and language at our central academy facilities, located conveniently on earth. Yes, very like the Romans. Or Assyrians. Or Russians. Or Americans. Diversity is a strength — as long as it is our kind of diversity, the kind that wears uniforms and takes orders. A military diversity.”
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