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We need to take our passion and effect real change at the local, state, and federal levels, to help elect progressive leaders, and to stem the tide of division, fear and scapegoating.

George Takei

As the old saying goes, I was simply looking for fan love, in Alderaan places.
GEORGE TAKEI

Fans Love Old Place Simplicity
I am emboldened, not cowed, by the words and actions of Trump and his circle. I believe many others are as well. Together we will stand in opposition. I’m not going anywhere, and I won’t be silenced.
GEORGE TAKEI

Action Myself Politics President Silence Word
My memories of camp – I was four years old to eight years old – they’re fond memories.
GEORGE TAKEI

Camp Childhood Memories Myself
Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how the ideals of a country are only as good as the people who give it flesh and blood.
GEORGE TAKEI

Blood Certain Father Goodness Ideal People Suffering Understand
I myself am a Buddhist, not a Christian. But I cannot help but think that if Christ ran a public establishment, it would be open to all, and He would be the last to refuse service to anyone. It is, simply put, the most un-Christian of notions.
GEORGE TAKEI

Establishment Help Notion Public Religion Service Simplicity Thinking
Today we have the economic collapse that the whole planet is suffering, but there is hope, and that’s what’s going to keep us moving ahead.
GEORGE TAKEI

Economics Head Hope Move Planet Suffering
We have to be vigilant about how the Trump administration may try to divide us from each other.
GEORGE TAKEI

Administration Division Each Other Try
There is more story in a minor character like Boba Fett than there is in all the clutter of various vampires in the Twilight franchise.
GEORGE TAKEI

Character Fantasy Story
Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any attempt by the government to turn that tragedy into justification for sweeping action.
GEORGE TAKEI

Act Action Strike Terrorism Tragedy War
But when we came out of camp, that’s when I first realized that being in camp, that being Japanese-American, was something shameful.
GEORGE TAKEI

Camp Identity Myself Realization Shame
We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.
GEORGE TAKEI

Difference Diversity Face Humanity Ourselves Wonder
If you have to make laws to hurt a group of people just to prove your morals and faith, then you have no true morals or faith to prove.
GEORGE TAKEI

Ethics Faith Hurt Law Moral People Religion True Yourself
The starship Enterprise was a metaphor starship Earth, and the vision was that the strength of this starship lay in its diversity.
GEORGE TAKEI

Diversity Earth Enterprise Stardom Strength Vision
The only thing worse than human ignorance is human pride in that ignorance.
GEORGE TAKEI

Human Ignorance Philosophy Pride Worst
To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.
GEORGE TAKEI

Block Need Theatre Time Yourself
We must remind ourselves that an assault on any one of our liberties and freedoms is an assault on all.
GEORGE TAKEI

Assault Freedom Liberty Ourselves Reminder

We need to take our passion and effect real change at the local, state, and federal levels, to help elect progressive leaders, and to stem the tide of division, fear and scapegoating.

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We need to take our passion and effect real change at the local, state, and federal levels, to help elect progressive leaders, and to stem the tide of division, fear and scapegoating.

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