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....."
