The Baron's War

Historian Webster Tarpley talks about the fraud of Magna Carta

[Troi's office]

(Troi is mediating 

A Family dispute)

WORF: 

My Instructions 

were clear.

ALEXANDER: 

They were not!

WORF: 

Before he was allowed to Play, 

he was to place his soiled clothing 

in the garment reprocessor.

ALEXANDER: 

I was not!

TROI: 

I sense a touch of 

hostility here, gentlemen.

WORF: 

You were specifically told that.

ALEXANDER: 

You told me that yesterday, 

not today!

TROI: 

If I may suggest --

WORF: 

You know very well 

the same rules apply 

today that --

TROI: 

Please! Why not simply 

draw up a contract 

which clearly defines 

the duties of each family member.

ALEXANDER: 

You mean he tells me what 

he wants and I have to do it.

TROI: 

No, I mean you both agree 

to your responsibilities. 

And when you've done the things 

that you've agreed to do, then 

you've earned The Orivilege to do 

the things that you want to do. 

When he's cleaned his room, for instance, then 

perhaps he's earned a visit to The HoloDeck 

to fight his alien monsters.

WORF: 

You suggest bribery.

TROI: 

I suggest working out an equitable system 

with The Rules clearly spelled out --

For The Child and The Parent;

You must make a list of 

your responsibilities, too : 

What would you 

like Your Father to 

promise, Alexander?

ALEXANDER: 

No yelling.

WORF: 

I Do -- (softer) 

I Do not Yell.

TROI: 

Well then you should have 

no Trouble with that part. 

Why not go back to your quarters 

and talk this thing over? 

Decide on which points each 

of you wants in The Contract.

WORF: 

Very well.

TROI: 

One day you'll learn to 

be glad Your Father cared 

enough about you 

to insist on rules --

It may be hard to imagine right now, 

but eventually, most children come 

to appreciate their parents.

(Worf and Alexander leave)

RIKER [OC]: 

Riker to Counsellor Troi --

Your Mother's just come aboard.

TROI: 

On the other hand....

LWAXANA [OC]: 

Deanna, my dear! 

It's Mother!

(Worf and Alexander enter, 

still discussing the contract)

ALEXANDER: 

I don't want to agree.

WORF: 

But you have to agree. That is 

what An Agreement is --

Counsellor Troi, excuse the intrusion, 

but we're having some difficulty 

drawing up our contract. 

Mrs. Troi --

ALEXANDER: 

He's not fair!

WORF: 

The boy is unreasonable.

LWAXANA: 

Well, of course he's 

unreasonable. He's a child. 

And such a child. You know, 

making little boys reasonable 

only gives them pimples.

TROI: 

Alexander, this is 

My Mother --

LWAXANA: 

Alexander! What a wonderful name. 

You know, I once knew a tall, handsome 

Warrior named Alexander. 

Oh, he utterly adored me. 

We went everywhere, 

simply everywhere. 

Have you been anywhere y --

Contract? What 'contract'?

TROI: (very self-satisfied)

Between Father and Son. 

A fair and balanced 

way to achieve a mutual 

sense of Order.

LWAXANA: 

Well, how ghastly for you. 

And you're doing this to your 

own child, Mister Woof?

TROI: 

Mother!

WORF: 

It is Worf, Madam.

LWAXANA:

 Contracts are usually between people 

who don't really trust one another --

A Child who is trusted becomes 

worthy of that trust.

TROI: 

Mother, will you kindly 

stay out of this?

LWAXANA: 

And if he does not perform his 

contractual duties, I assume 

he will be chastised?

WORF: 

He will be -- sanctioned, yes.

LWAXANA: 

And if you fail to perform your duties, 

what is The Child supposed 

to do about it?

TROI: 

Mother, will you please --

WORF:

I? Not perform my duty?!

LWAXANA: 

Alexander. Now Life's true gift is 

the capacity to enjoy enjoyment. 

Now, have I arrived too late, 

or can you still smile?

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Bringing together the four surviving original Magna Carta manuscripts

Making history: On 2 February 2015, the British Library, Salisbury Cathedral and Lincoln Cathedral made history as the four original surviving Magna Carta manuscripts were brought together for the first time.

Watch this video to find out how and why this event to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the granting of Magna Carta came out. With huge thanks to our sponsor, the global law firm Linklaters, and to all our partners, for helping to make this once-in-a-lifetime event happen.

Find out more at www.bl.uk/magna-carta

"Magna Carta is one of the foundational documents of The Rule of Law --

it established The Principle that no one, not even The King, is above The Law; 

that Principle is as important today as it was 800 years ago.

When people look at these documents they will be looking at the whole history of Liberty --

They will be very aware that actually there is no value that is more important to us than Freedom and The Protection of Justice, and so what this represents is not just a piece of narrative history, it's actually about Our Identity, about Who We Are... 

and I suspect, therefore, that everybody who sees The Document[s] together, will be inspired by the experience....."