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And later, the Yangs realize that they and their ancestors were hoodwinked when they read a purloined copy of Kenneth Royce's "Hologram of Liberty" and Lysander Spooner's "No Treason".

Shatner was a Canadian

If you want to learn how to do a Shatner/Kirk impression, use this clip as a starter.

What an amazing show!

Star Trek at it's best! No man, is above the law. And the constitution is the highest and most important law

The best touch is that he clearly has the American Constitution memorized. That means American democracy was a *very* important step to the United Earth government and thus Starfleet.

...And this is considered one of the WORST episodes...

Before Trump and his Putin inspired minions, the was Trek.

Years back my family went to DC. I was at the LNCOLN MEMORIAL my mom was from Springfield IL so I cried. Then went to the National Archives. I was standing looking at the Constitution and this played in my head

I like to imagine that after filming this scene William Shatner's like: "oh fuck I'm Canadian"

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"..but for all the people..." A sweaty young uh man with a backwards Monster drink (|||) hat and weedeater says otherwise...🤣

No for the rich and powerful, you got it correct the first time

At the end, a few of the notes to the Star Spangled Banner but in a minor key... "Fascinating, Captain."

Kirk's finest speech of his career. It has become prophetic, and even more meaningful. This should be required viewing in Civics/American History class.

Kind of ironic. Shatner's Canadian.

Shatner....pauses.....more dramatically.....than.....ANY.....other........actor.

Listen up Congress.

Great Scene!!! This is another example of why Star Trek was such a great show. The scripts, acting, and the messages it conveyed were all exceptional and groundbreaking in many ways!!! 🇺🇸

What a hambone 😂😂😂😂

I tear up every time 🥲

Love how he stops reading it because Kirk has it memorized.

The chieftain with the DEEP voice is a Canadian like Shatner, Roy Jenson. I liked his character because you could see his mind working slowly, not grasping everything but trying to do right. When he said they'd honor the words, you believed him.

Wow, it's pretty eerie to listen to this speech in 2024.

At around 2:27, Shatner talks over one of Leonard Nimoy lines (or is it a single word). You can see the reaction from Nimoy. He does a long blink and rolls eyes upward slightly. Noticed this the first time I saw the episode way back when. I wished they hadn't played music when Kirk was delivering his speech. Didn't need it. Mind you, they do that all the time these days. Some TV shows are scored from beginning to end! Can't watch because of it.

Not bad for a Canadian!

We the People. The words curdle the blood and inflame the spleens of the Elites attempting to take control of the world -- they dispise the American Constitution. .

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Wow... Goosebumps... Truly truly amazing when they weren't afraid to lead and show the way with our words and flag. "It must apply to everyone"... is so epic. It doesn't matter that it came from the USA or the American flag but justice, equality and liberty apply to all. I just hope they can continue to shine the beacon that America is and have others too shine their own beacons as well

Back when it was okay to be proud of the good things about this country.

If that's the original Constitution with only the Bill of Rights amended to it...their world isn't really going to improve much. Because if they didn't already have slavery, they're about to. Among a whole LOAD of other really severe problems. The baseline Constitution is really not a well-thought-out document, at all.

That actor was so good with his over-the-top performance that he sounded remarkably like William Shatner himself. Good job, sir!

Decades later, it still has a powerful message.

It was a great and glorious nation! Such a tragic shame we lost it!

Also what exactly happens to the US???

I wonder if the US will have a posterity...

at about 2:25 Leonard Nimoy fluffs his line, and rolls his eyes, but then composes himself as he realises the scene will continue.

This one isn't bad, but his best speech was the end of "A Taste of Armageddon". Kirk's explanation of what war should be and why is among the greatest I've ever heard. War should be destructive, devastating, and horrifying. It's what makes war a thing to be avoided. When people try to sanitize war, it becomes something that no longer has to be avoided.

One of the corniest, most propagandistic episodes of a great series. And Shatner really turned in a campy, over-the-top performance here that went a long way.to.create.the Shatner impression. with. the.strange pauses and clipped diction.

Years ago Mad T.V. did a skit set in a distant future, in which students in an acting class emulated Shatner/Kirk, as he was considered the greatest actor in history. Absolutely brilliant

We sure could use Kirk now to remind the authoritarian leaning MAGA wing of the GOP what those words mean and why we don’t want too give up our freedoms to a poor mans’ Hitler Con man

When an episode star trek TOS or TNG ended, I was always a little bit sad.

William Shatner is the greatest actor of all time.

Not his greatest speech. When he talked about destroying the computer for the people to understand the true horror of war. That was better.

And 50 years after this episode we have a guy dressed like them in the American Congress Jan 6

this was not banned, I did watch this on its original air date

Like spelling out the meaning of democracy to the Jan 6 rioters.

this is why this episode is among the very best ones. it is for those of us who love and appreciate America

Read the wikipedia article of this episode and they say it is one of the worst yet i don't see it that way.