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  • Опубліковано 1 тра 2012
  • The Enterprise crew discovers a parallel world where the United States lost a nuclear war to Communist China. Centuries later, the decedents of the Americans cherish the documents of their ancient heritage, but have forgotten their meaning. Kirk explains it to them.

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  • @michaelblackwell7408
    @michaelblackwell7408 2 роки тому +261

    My grandfather would sometimes get irritated at Star Trek and make us go to bed early which was quite upsetting to three little boys who had lost their mom two years earlier.
    Then one night we were watching this episode when grandpa walked in.
    He listened to it and after that he never made us miss it again.

    • @GravesRWFiA
      @GravesRWFiA 11 місяців тому +26

      good science fiction makes you think. shatner's delivery is usually irritating. imagine that voice ordering a pizza, bleah. but for a speech like this? no, it is perfect.
      Written with a pride never seen before or since. WE THE PEOPLE

    • @fredWaxBeans11111
      @fredWaxBeans11111 10 місяців тому +12

      @@GravesRWFiA lol, Now you've got me imagining Kirk ordering a pizza....with the stereotypical overemphasized words. and pauses...... "I...........want a Large.................Pepperoni ..........And...........Mushroom..........And.......Onion.........Pizza"

    • @SteveBrant55
      @SteveBrant55 Місяць тому +4

      Beautiful story. Thank you. And a testament to the power of this show.

    • @joelzulueta5585
      @joelzulueta5585 14 днів тому +1

      That was a great story, Michael. Thank you!

  • @jasonsmith4330
    @jasonsmith4330 2 роки тому +530

    People like to laugh at Shatner's acting, but at moments like this I only see a great performer delivering a great moment as it should be done.

    • @DOSRetroGamer
      @DOSRetroGamer 2 роки тому +8

      He *does* have a weird delivery though.

    • @toyguy1956
      @toyguy1956 2 роки тому +18

      @@DOSRetroGamer if you understand William shatners history he started acting doing Shakespeare on Canadian tv in the early 60s that’s part of the reason I feel he over acts like this

    • @benlevan5645
      @benlevan5645 2 роки тому +13

      @@toyguy1956 And in Shakespeare, overacting is part of the gig to help emphasize everything.

    • @Onemic2008
      @Onemic2008 2 роки тому +22

      A visibly emotional Shatner confessed to Sir Patrick Stewart that for years he felt ridiculed and embarrassed by criticisms of the show and his performance in particular. It was only after he saw the gravitas and majesty Stewart brought to the Captain’s chair that he fully grasped the importance of the role and the show.

    • @randymillhouse791
      @randymillhouse791 2 роки тому +15

      Your... COMMENT was...... SPOCK ON!

  • @jimjim292
    @jimjim292 Рік тому +22

    The greatest reading of the U.S. Constitution by a Canadian ever.

  • @solason3115
    @solason3115 11 років тому +611

    My history teacher told me "if you want to become a great speech giver, listen to Hitler or one of or presidents." and I said "nah, ill just listen to Capt. Kirk speak."

    • @kwebb121765
      @kwebb121765 3 роки тому +34

      Add on Captain Picard.

    • @uwillnevahno6837
      @uwillnevahno6837 3 роки тому +25

      Orange man and his oathbreakers almost burned the document in JAN of 2021

    • @hellstromcarbunkle8857
      @hellstromcarbunkle8857 3 роки тому +6

      @@uwillnevahno6837 Not almost.
      It's already done. The lack of conviction proves the document is now what G.W. Bush called "a godamned piece of paper"

    • @uwillnevahno6837
      @uwillnevahno6837 3 роки тому +2

      @@hellstromcarbunkle8857 yes, I agree, to some it is nothing more than something to take a pic in front of for their social media. just because another mediocre president - with a debatable military service - values it as a piece of parchment - when his dad fought in WW2 - doesn't mean the rest of us should.

    • @hellstromcarbunkle8857
      @hellstromcarbunkle8857 3 роки тому +3

      @@uwillnevahno6837 Presidents with exemplary military histories have violated that Supreme Law of the Land repeatedly,,,Eisenhower in Vietnam comes to mind and we need protection from the men at arms who do not value the law of the land

  • @MisaelKpo
    @MisaelKpo 3 роки тому +302

    I wonder why so many people only see it as a USA patriotic speech and leave it at that. I'm not from the US and find it very moving. Yes, is a product of its time, being literally Kirk preaching the US constitution but the essence of the message, that freedom and liberty should be for all people holds true to this day and for the future as long as there is people anywhere. Which in turn is how I see this scene and the whole of all good old media, the meaning behind it is what matters not the literal sense.

    • @yourhuckleberry6757
      @yourhuckleberry6757 2 роки тому +9

      I can say things that might get you arrested if you said them in your country.
      We stopped kneeling.

    • @MisaelKpo
      @MisaelKpo 2 роки тому +9

      @@yourhuckleberry6757 we are actually pretty free in my country. The people who wrote our constitution actually studied the US constitution. Although, yes, we may have problems, is not the norm, nor supported by law to be silenced.

    • @yourhuckleberry6757
      @yourhuckleberry6757 2 роки тому

      @@MisaelKpo Many countries have civil liberties.. some countries are more liberal than some of our states.
      We have liberty and freedom.
      If it's not hurting anyone we can do whatever we want.

    • @yourhuckleberry6757
      @yourhuckleberry6757 2 роки тому

      @@MisaelKpo I'll explain...
      America isn't even on the top ten list of free countries.
      This is because globalists trick people into thinking rights guaranteed by the government is freedom.
      That's civil liberties.
      Freedom is thinking and doing what you want.
      Freedom is not being taken care of by a government.
      That's why we're dog eat dog.
      In a free society you get what you put in.
      Eventually increasing socialism will be inevitable because of automation.
      Civil liberties will naturally increase with technology.
      Freedom will only be devalued by the weak who depend on socialism.
      I hope you guys adapt well.
      Happy trails 👣

    • @MisaelKpo
      @MisaelKpo 2 роки тому +9

      ​@@yourhuckleberry6757 I agree that the US has a level of freedom and liberties above the rest of the world. But we are not that far off, specially when you look at the foundation of our countries. Just to give you an example, one of the articles of our constitution states that the private activities of men that don't affect moral or public order, and don't harm third parties, are exempt from authorities. And I can definitely asure you that we have freedom of the press. By the way, I don't intend to make a comparison one-to-one with the US and say we are exactly the same. What I'm saying is that Kirk's speech can be taken in a much broader sense, even if it's specific to fit the US's worldview. I just find it horrible to take it as an imperialist worldview, when the message fits many worldviews.

  • @miafillene4396
    @miafillene4396 2 роки тому +94

    When was young, this speech made me think...now that I am older, I weep. one of the best in Trek, hands down.

  • @TheLenaweeTrekker
    @TheLenaweeTrekker 6 років тому +586

    "They must apply to everyone, or they mean nothing."
    Sometimes, we all have to be reminded of that truth, including myself.

    • @robertsnyder1890
      @robertsnyder1890 4 роки тому +10

      i was just about to leave the same comment.

    • @RRL110
      @RRL110 3 роки тому +5

      @Kevin McDougall Democrats are an inclusive party. Republicans are an exclusive party, doesn't fit with the constitution as intended.

    • @ClassicStreetIron
      @ClassicStreetIron 3 роки тому +22

      @@RRL110 Democrats say they are inclusive, and that is true until you don't believe what they do.

    • @hellstromcarbunkle8857
      @hellstromcarbunkle8857 3 роки тому +5

      @@ClassicStreetIron And what is it you don't believe?
      That "Equal rights under the law" does NOT mean everyone?
      Because that is the only place Republicans truely express their distain for the rule of law.

    • @randydavis7718
      @randydavis7718 3 роки тому +1

      Especially Now!

  • @divisioneight
    @divisioneight 10 років тому +553

    Captain Kirk ought to come back and visit Washington and give the White House and Congress this lesson again.

    • @axisofpeter
      @axisofpeter 6 років тому +43

      Well, you wrote that during Obama’s, when the White House was fully devoted to the Constitution. But the present orange occupant of the Oval Office clearly could use some ‘splaining of the Constitution and separation of powers! You had great predictive powers when writing. Did not apply then but surely does now.

    • @phukfone8428
      @phukfone8428 6 років тому +40

      +Axis of_Peter you are Beyond delusional

    • @PWingert1966
      @PWingert1966 6 років тому +7

      At least they can read in Washington. Understanding what they are reading, a different matter.

    • @ryanhawe8234
      @ryanhawe8234 6 років тому +3

      The Department of Temporal Investigations would never allow such an obvious "I am from the future, listen to me" incursion. Another Starfleet officer did go back to the early 21st century, though, and effect positive change ....
      memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Bell_Riots#

    • @vincepurpura8905
      @vincepurpura8905 6 років тому +6

      Ryan Hawe
      Before that, a certain bridge crew went back to the latter 20th century, and saved Earth. Without them, no Bell riots, no Zepherm Cochrane, no first contact, no nothing.

  • @phx4closureman
    @phx4closureman 7 років тому +359

    1:40 *"They must apply to EVERYONE or they mean NOTHING! Do you understand ?!?!?!?!"* Brilliant!

    • @PhflyDan1
      @PhflyDan1 6 років тому +3

      The Eagle Word! Some super strong literary...

    • @PWingert1966
      @PWingert1966 6 років тому +4

      Now if they could only read the rest of the document cocrrectly.

    • @phx4closureman
      @phx4closureman 6 років тому

      P. Wingert 👍🏿👍🏿👌👌

    • @martinbasic9802
      @martinbasic9802 5 років тому +4

      Written by slave owners.

    • @swwilliams1326
      @swwilliams1326 5 років тому +3

      @@martinbasic9802 Black slave owners or White slave owners?

  • @mkocel
    @mkocel 3 роки тому +88

    "Liberty and freedom have to more than just words" - the best words

    • @martiglesias60
      @martiglesias60 Рік тому +1

      Liberty and freedom are the same?

    • @dahawk8574
      @dahawk8574 7 місяців тому

      @@martiglesias60
      No. Not at all.
      Liberty is the latitude you are accorded within a certain framework of constraints.
      Freedom has no artificial constraints imposed.
      And this is why Liberty is a greater concept than Freedom.
      As for what the essence of the word means, it helps to look into its Latin roots. Consider the abbreviation for the British Pound: £. And in American English, the word pound is abbreviated 'lb'. Both come from the Latin 'libre'. Same with the zodiac sign Libra. All of those words, along with the word 'liberty' are rooted in that Latin concept of 'libre'. The word refers to a BALANCE. These are scales where one thing is put onto one side, and it is balanced by another thing onto the other side.
      Well with liberty, what is placed on one side of the scales is 'freedom', and this is balanced by 'constraints to freedom' on the other side of the scale. Inherent in the word 'liberty' is "What are the proper limits to personal freedom?"
      Put another way:
      Liberty is Freedom that has been tempered by Justice.

  • @fr9714
    @fr9714 11 місяців тому +19

    Look at that swagger and charm Kirk has. What an amazing actor he is. The way he walks, talks and enunciates the words breathed so much life into the Constitution and you felt a connect with him.

  • @144Donn
    @144Donn 8 років тому +257

    This and "Risk is our business"..are the two best Kirk speeches.

    • @sumo73
      @sumo73 7 років тому +22

      "Risk is our business", "The Omega Glory" and the speech at the end of "Mirror Mirror" for me.

    • @irishgrl
      @irishgrl 5 років тому +2

      sumo73 agreed 1000%

    • @DeltaSpartan198
      @DeltaSpartan198 3 роки тому +11

      And A Taste of Armageddon, the horrors of war speech is applicable in today's world of drone combat.

    • @steveprestegard5151
      @steveprestegard5151 2 роки тому +3

      Perhaps ironically for two of the not-so-great episodes. The Taste of Armageddon and Mirror, Mirror speeches are probably the best combination of great episode and great speech.

    • @richardb6260
      @richardb6260 2 роки тому +2

      Always like the "I will not kill today" speech from "A Taste of Armageddon".

  • @bostonaudi
    @bostonaudi 6 років тому +199

    One of Kirks great moments. I give the ending of Mirror Mirror a slight edge, another great speech to bearded Spock.

    • @thewolfdoctor761
      @thewolfdoctor761 4 роки тому +24

      "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." Some things you never forget.

    • @phx4closureman
      @phx4closureman 4 роки тому +10

      That speech to Spock goatee was another great one!

    • @NipkowDisk
      @NipkowDisk 3 роки тому +10

      @@thewolfdoctor761 Along with mirror Spock's reply, "Captain Kirk, I shall consider it."

  • @amberpolumbo6693
    @amberpolumbo6693 2 роки тому +55

    Absolutely outstanding acting from Shatner
    The man a living icon and tv legend. Thanks for so many memories
    Mr Shatner

  • @SergeantPsycho
    @SergeantPsycho 4 роки тому +210

    It's cool because the Enterprise is Constitution class, so he knows it's importance better than anyone. Plus I like the way he looks at the flag.

    • @yourontheair
      @yourontheair 3 роки тому +3

      Constitution class meaning please. thanks

    • @SergeantPsycho
      @SergeantPsycho 3 роки тому +11

      @@yourontheair The USS Enterprise is of the type, Constitution Class starship.

    • @yourontheair
      @yourontheair 3 роки тому +3

      @@SergeantPsycho thanks

    • @TheEmeraldMenOfficial
      @TheEmeraldMenOfficial 3 роки тому +15

      It’s even funnier because Shatner is Canadian.

    • @99goat99
      @99goat99 3 роки тому +5

      In the case of Star Trek, "Constitution" class pays homage to the Constitution of the Federation, as in the United Federation of Planets, not of the United States. But of course, that's a thin distinction since the show was an American show during the time of the cold war, and obviously words like "United" and "Constitution" weren't chosen by accident.

  • @MrKelsto
    @MrKelsto 3 роки тому +16

    This speak is especially relevant today and should be reverberated to everyone "WE THE PEOPLE...", "MUST BE APPLIED TO EVERYONE..."

  • @Xurreal
    @Xurreal 3 роки тому +159

    He just kept talking in one long incredibly unbroken sentence, moving from topic to topic, so that no one else had a chance to interrupt-it was really quite hypnotic.

    • @MonteLeeMyPOV
      @MonteLeeMyPOV 2 роки тому +3

      LOl Picard!

    • @JesseP.Watson
      @JesseP.Watson 2 роки тому +5

      He does... And at 2:25 ...Spok tries to get a word in and Kirk talks over him. That's the only time I've seen that in Star Trek - can quite clearly see Leonard Nimoy either recoil in irritation - or- realise it wasn't his line - but I'm guessing he was supposed to have a line there and Kirk carried straight on to close the scene. ...Since Spok says nothing more it would be a bit strange for him to jump in with a line he never had there.

    • @JesseP.Watson
      @JesseP.Watson 2 роки тому +5

      It's hard to make out but I think Nimoy says "doctor" - McCoy is looking at Spok like he expects a line. ...And only reluctantly returns to look at Kirk. To my eye, I think Shatner just cut a bit of dialogue there on the spot between Spok and McCoy - to the irritation of both, the way they rather non-commitedly leave the scene says as much to me, like they didn't expect that take to get accepted... But Shatner carries on regardless... Like a proper prima donna. ...Aye, well, he is the lead afterall.

    • @davewanamaker3690
      @davewanamaker3690 Рік тому +1

      @@JesseP.Watson Maybe Spock did deliver a line, but it was cut out in the edit room?

    • @JesseP.Watson
      @JesseP.Watson Рік тому

      @@davewanamaker3690 Yes, you could be right there.

  • @miafillene4396
    @miafillene4396 3 роки тому +78

    This speech still makes me weep. Its the beauty. The emotion that Shatter put into this speech. Its..just amazing.

    • @conan84cowen94
      @conan84cowen94 2 роки тому

      Who is Shatter?

    • @miafillene4396
      @miafillene4396 2 роки тому

      @@conan84cowen94 Shatner. My Spellcheck is messing with my mind again.

    • @johnkranyics281
      @johnkranyics281 Рік тому +1

      Pretty good job for a Canadian! 👍👍🇨🇦

    • @ArmyJames
      @ArmyJames 8 місяців тому

      It was a bit over the top, let's be honest.

    • @RW4X4X3006
      @RW4X4X3006 18 днів тому

      @@ArmyJames The American constitution is exceptional, honestly

  • @davewanamaker3690
    @davewanamaker3690 Рік тому +7

    One of my favorite speeches!

  • @harrietharlow9929
    @harrietharlow9929 3 роки тому +100

    i get tears in my eyes every time I see this. Especially at the end where you see Old Glory, worn and tattered, but still there. But Captain Kirk's words--even more than 50 years later, they still resound.

    • @ljjones2464
      @ljjones2464 3 роки тому +4

      Nice to know I’m not the only one.

    • @user_16309
      @user_16309 3 роки тому +2

      Would it been out of place or inappropriate for Kirk to have saluted the flag in this scene? Powerful as it is without. I’ve always wondered about this.

    • @harrietharlow9929
      @harrietharlow9929 3 роки тому +2

      @@user_16309 That's an excellent question. I don't think it would have been but I'm not an expert in flag etiquette.

    • @user_16309
      @user_16309 3 роки тому

      @@harrietharlow9929 Thanks.

    • @harrietharlow9929
      @harrietharlow9929 3 роки тому

      @@user_16309 You're very welcome.

  • @Taospark
    @Taospark 7 років тому +148

    Kirk really should have given the chief all the patch notes to the Constitution. "By the way, watch out for political parties, chieftain. We're still not sure if that was a bug or feature."

    • @hYBRYDcOBRA
      @hYBRYDcOBRA 6 років тому +11

      I thought you meant the blueprints for the constitution class ship lol.

    • @stevekillgore9272
      @stevekillgore9272 3 роки тому +1

      LOL

    • @ridergilwin1494
      @ridergilwin1494 3 роки тому +2

      Bugs are just unexpected features!

    • @proudamerican183
      @proudamerican183 2 роки тому +2

      If Mojang was writing it, they would say it's a feature even if it is a bug.

    • @yourhuckleberry6757
      @yourhuckleberry6757 2 роки тому

      The democratic republican party was American.
      Independence day is July 2.
      Now we're democrats or Republicans that celebrate Jefferson and Adams coincidentally dying an hour apart on July 4...
      Our founders hijacked a shell corporation of the tea company.
      Their words are taking over 200 years to devalue...lol

  • @DampRabbitVideo
    @DampRabbitVideo 3 роки тому +18

    "I do not fully understand one named Kirk, but the holy words will be obeyed." This can be a learning moment. Understand before you obey..

    • @PhflyDan1
      @PhflyDan1 Рік тому +2

      I SWEAR it!
      ❤👊🏾😇

  • @McMahonHater
    @McMahonHater 9 років тому +121

    American words spoken best by a Canadian actor.

    • @YourePrettyGood
      @YourePrettyGood 8 років тому +10

      Well canadians are certainly North "American". lol

    • @McMahonHater
      @McMahonHater 8 років тому +5

      +AlexJetB indeed, thats why we reffer to you Yankees as our cousins... that and our common history with the British.

    • @garysmith146
      @garysmith146 8 років тому +2

      he read what he was supposed to read. Show writers wrote this. What do you think, William Shatner made this up as he went along? He was paid to do this.

    • @McMahonHater
      @McMahonHater 8 років тому +4

      +Gary Smith What are you talking about? Nobody said Shatner wrote it.

    • @garysmith146
      @garysmith146 8 років тому +1

      Did I once say that Shatner wrote this?

  • @doll3655
    @doll3655 6 років тому +109

    I show this video every year in college ethics class I teach. I do so as a part of an exercise I do regarding things in your past that formed your ethical core. This formed mine as an atty. When I was a gov. atty., I tell my class, I was asked so many times to assert legal positions that treated people differently, usually based on sexual identification. I always remember Kirk's speech. I then ask the class to tell me a story about what in their past helped form their ethical core. It's always a great exercise.

    • @squaretriangle9208
      @squaretriangle9208 4 роки тому +5

      Very important business!

    • @TheEmeraldMenOfficial
      @TheEmeraldMenOfficial 3 роки тому +4

      You are a genius. Remember that.

    • @markuyehara7880
      @markuyehara7880 Рік тому +1

      Did your students often bring up the farcical irony of these words being said to the backdrop of slavery and genocide? The more important lesson isn't whether or not we choose to treat others equally but that often we tend to falsely fulfill ideals like equality by moving the goalpost as to what makes someone an "other". In cases like this, high minded ideals become an armor of false righteousness instead of a tool of honest evaluation.

    • @briane173
      @briane173 Рік тому +2

      @@markuyehara7880 All depends on the lens through which you view the ideal. The Preamble says "....In order to form a more perfect union...." It doesn't say "in order to form a perfect union." Perfect is not possible, especially in a system run by _people._ People with flaws and agendas. People with parochial interests. What matters here is the American _Idea._ That WE have the ultimate power to shape our destiny - that our public officials have no power over us that WE didn't consent to. That if our leaders don't measure up to that ideal, WE have the power to vote them out. Name another place where _the people_ have that power over their government. The fact that we don't exercise it is a product of a complete lack of education on how this system is designed to work. We haven't taught civics for over two generations now. That might be by design - after all, the last thing our politicians want is an educated populace. It's still up to us, in the final analysis. We didn't inherit this American Ideal; it's not a birthright, it has to be fought for and defended by every succeeding generation or else it fails.
      There's lots of examples of America not living up to its ideals; there's just as many examples of America wising up and getting past its own contradictions. If our system fails, it's 100% on We The People. WE were given the ultimate power over our public servants. There's no place else to turn to; can't blame the other party, can't blame our "rulers." Not when the Constitution gave _the people_ the freedom and power to choose who governs them. If there's a problem with this in the 21st Century, it's that we seem to _want_ to be ruled, because we don't want to bear the responsibility for being engaged in public affairs. So much easier to blame someone else than to blame ourselves for our shortcomings. None of this has to do with the failings of Constitutional government; if it fails, it fails because We The People failed to uphold our end of the bargain.

  • @thatguyinelnorte
    @thatguyinelnorte Рік тому +4

    One of the best speeches on any tv show from that decade... and may others...

  • @curtissmith1967
    @curtissmith1967 3 роки тому +8

    As he said, "no words have said this thing of importance in quite this way".

  • @sto59
    @sto59 3 роки тому +48

    Once again Gene Roddenberry to Alex Kurtzman "This is how it's done son."

  • @finnmccool684
    @finnmccool684 8 років тому +113

    "We the People." If only.

    • @briancolon9398
      @briancolon9398 7 років тому +2

      Finn McCool yes indeed, & justifiably so. the way it should & needs to be; forever, & ever.😞

    • @johannpopper1493
      @johannpopper1493 7 років тому +8

      And more of which defeated slavery and still try to restore autonomy to native Americans and secure justice for all.

    • @rogeryoung9934
      @rogeryoung9934 5 років тому +4

      Ya'll are all welcome to get the fuck out :)

    • @stormcutter59
      @stormcutter59 3 роки тому

      @@MarcillaSmith Nobody should be paying ANY reparations! And I'll delete my last comment since the one it was designed for flew the coop. Reparations is a joke. And anybody who claims they should be made is a racist themselves. It's easy to make one group of people an enemy by calling them something you yourself are. Perfect smokescreen with the perfect form of attack. Textbook liberal tactics of subjugation. As we are seeing today.

    • @MarcillaSmith
      @MarcillaSmith 3 роки тому

      @@stormcutter59 And so I have deleted mine, in kind.
      It is striking to me that you have chosen to place these two sentences, one right after the other: "And anybody who claims they should be made is a racist themselves. It's easy to make one group of people an enemy by calling them something you yourself are."

  • @oldtymer9106
    @oldtymer9106 3 роки тому +6

    Hollywood, or wherever they make TV shows now, would never make an episode like this today.
    And that's why I rarely watch TV shows anymore.

  • @KonElKent
    @KonElKent 6 років тому +62

    My God, that's some fine acting.

  • @SigmaChi04
    @SigmaChi04 Рік тому +8

    Captain James Tiberius Kirk's greatest speech of all time from the Star Trek: The Original Series show is always most excellent for their magnificent moral messages.

  • @raymondsearch5289
    @raymondsearch5289 2 роки тому +15

    Huge Trek fan back in the day...and this gem of a scene is truly timeless! A post-apocalyptic scenero that may actually soon come to pass. Share, share, share!

  • @YoRocky89
    @YoRocky89 3 роки тому +20

    "Do you underSTAND?" Love that!

  • @proudamerican183
    @proudamerican183 2 роки тому +9

    As an American, this gives me chills of pride.

  • @AlanSmitheeman
    @AlanSmitheeman 3 роки тому +6

    Nobody could own the room like Kirk!

  • @DWNicolo
    @DWNicolo 3 роки тому +7

    School'em James T. Kirk!

  • @ericnk58
    @ericnk58 9 років тому +43

    The TOS episode of which I am most proud.

  • @LaurenMiddleton28
    @LaurenMiddleton28 4 роки тому +20

    The USA needs Captain T. KIRK RIGHT NOW.... MORE THAN EVER..

  • @asatruteacher
    @asatruteacher 6 років тому +20

    THIS is where I learned the Preamble to the Constitution.

    • @FuzzyElf
      @FuzzyElf 3 роки тому +1

      Cool!

    • @RCAvhstape
      @RCAvhstape 3 роки тому +3

      This and Schoolhouse Rock taught me everything I need to know.

    • @dalepeto9620
      @dalepeto9620 3 роки тому +1

      In grade school we were required to memorize it

  • @battlestarmarc
    @battlestarmarc 2 роки тому +4

    TOS Star Trek was awesome.
    Great episode.

  • @CarlosSanchez-bg4wf
    @CarlosSanchez-bg4wf 2 роки тому +5

    Definitely his best here. I'm loving it

  • @shadowpoet4398
    @shadowpoet4398 2 роки тому +19

    Still one of my favorite moments in Trek

  • @mikebasil4832
    @mikebasil4832 5 років тому +16

    They must apply to EVERYONE! That’s damn right! 🖖🏻🖖🏼🖖🏽🖖🏾🖖🏿

  • @Spacejockey426
    @Spacejockey426 2 роки тому +4

    "Liberty and freedom have to be more than just words." My God, how true that is - and if this simple idea is forgotten, then they can both be lost, let to be slipped away and a fascist authoritarian tyranny (or worse) to take their place . . .

  • @ilttpvvm
    @ilttpvvm 6 років тому +26

    ...with liberty and justice for all.

  • @GNeuman
    @GNeuman 6 років тому +6

    Captain Kirk reading the Constitution and commanding a Consitution class Starship...Life doesn't get much better.

  • @reginaldinoenchillada3513
    @reginaldinoenchillada3513 3 роки тому +10

    35 seconds in, eyes won't stay dry.
    That Canadian guy was really feeling the old declaration of not being british and screw the idea of royalty and don't tread on me.

  • @radiodjs1
    @radiodjs1 3 роки тому +12

    I have been watching Star Trek remastered on Amazon, and I can't remember ever seeing this episode before. It was very patriotic & inspirational, and yes, a nice salute from Captain Kirk himself!

    • @briane173
      @briane173 Рік тому

      Saw it when it first aired, and this episode was the one that hooked me on _Star Trek_ for good. Science fiction that made you think. The irony here is that this was a speech worthy of a statesman, given by a Canadian actor about America.

  • @Swizzenator
    @Swizzenator 3 роки тому +12

    This show had such an inspiring message.

  • @aharper113
    @aharper113 4 роки тому +17

    Hope - One of the many reasons I love Star Trek! Hope that “these truths we hold to be self evident” will one day apply to Us All.

  • @mckessa17
    @mckessa17 2 роки тому +6

    A Canadian speaking like a proud American. Very cool.

    • @FreakyTeeth
      @FreakyTeeth Рік тому

      "must apply to everyone", after all.

  • @WweJth
    @WweJth 10 років тому +195

    Spoken by a true Canadian...

    • @vanmoody
      @vanmoody 6 років тому +16

      We the people ehhhh?

    • @Mongler37
      @Mongler37 6 років тому +16

      Sometimes it takes a Canadian to remind us what it means to be American. Like Steven Crowder and Gavin McInnis.

    • @kellyrayburn4093
      @kellyrayburn4093 6 років тому +2

      The actor is a Canadian. The character the actor portrays is American. A farm boy from Iowa. The actor has no choice but to speak the words, speaking as the one he portrays; unless he is prepared to breach his contract.

    • @albertnada4681
      @albertnada4681 5 років тому +6

      @@kellyrayburn4093 I don't think Shatner had an issue with any of it. Americans aren't perfect, but niether are Canadians. However we are sister nations born of the British Commonwealth. In other words BFFs lol.

    • @kellyrayburn4093
      @kellyrayburn4093 5 років тому

      @@albertnada4681 No. He didn't. But it wouldn't matter what he thought. Actors very seldom get script control.

  • @jayjay-bz3rr
    @jayjay-bz3rr 3 роки тому +6

    I always thought, “Peace or utter destruction, it’s up to you “.
    Was Kirk’s legendary words

  • @Planktontwo
    @Planktontwo 7 років тому +6

    Just saw this episode and this country has much to learn from it. We The People as you. Peace and try to love one another. Not the bs that goes on today.

  • @panks96
    @panks96 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you for posting this Bob! WE THE PEOPLE of the United States!!

  • @paulhennig175
    @paulhennig175 3 роки тому +6

    If I ever was in the military I'd love to have him as a drill sergeant! 😎👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @lorensims4846
    @lorensims4846 3 роки тому +11

    Pure Gene Roddenberry. Yes, he created the series, but he also wrote this episode to present this message as clearly as he could.

    • @JohnAnderson-jy2js
      @JohnAnderson-jy2js Рік тому

      This episode mudd's women and where no man has gone before we're all submitted to be used as possible pilot episodes I'm glad they went with no man has gone before this episode is right where it should be the characters were established

    • @lorensims4846
      @lorensims4846 Рік тому

      @@JohnAnderson-jy2js Actually, "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was created as the first ever 'second' pilot only after Lucille Ball (head of the Desilu studio where the series was filmed) lobbied NBC network executives to give the show another chance after they dismissed the original pilot "The Cage" as "too cerebral" for and 'action/adventure' TV series.
      Interestingly, The Big Bang Theory was also sold on a second pilot. The first pilot was said to be atrocious. They only kept the two leads.

    • @JohnAnderson-jy2js
      @JohnAnderson-jy2js Рік тому

      @@lorensims4846 actually the three pilot outlines were written where no man has gone before was the most ambitious that was why it was chosen to be produced

    • @lorensims4846
      @lorensims4846 Рік тому

      @@JohnAnderson-jy2js That big fight at the end was why it sold.

    • @lorensims4846
      @lorensims4846 Рік тому

      @@JohnAnderson-jy2js Mudd’s Women wouldn’t have worked. Not enough ‘action.’

  • @ProfHarveyCrichton
    @ProfHarveyCrichton 8 років тому +32

    Boldy said Capt. Kirk!

  • @Michael-wy2iz
    @Michael-wy2iz 3 роки тому +21

    Star trek...TOS. morality plays, patriotic plays. We need them back.

  • @TheAdventurer1
    @TheAdventurer1 5 років тому +34

    Hah, ha! I love it! Vintage Shatner - the Shatner cadences, the Shatner stresses (in weird places), the Shatner ham overacting. Even so, I love it. You go Bill!

    • @towe8708
      @towe8708 5 років тому +3

      ^ this^
      It’s a beautiful thing, he is a treasure to behold!

    • @adamtrudeau5606
      @adamtrudeau5606 5 років тому +4

      @@towe8708 Glorious Shacting!

  • @huskerjpg
    @huskerjpg 3 роки тому +7

    This episode gets a lot of criticism but I loved it as a kid and still do.

  • @johntuttle2825
    @johntuttle2825 2 роки тому +4

    Yeah Kirk really told it like it is. He would be a great history teacher too. Too bad more people today don't believe and talk like Kirk did. This country was founded on God! I always like this episode. God bless America and everyone!

  • @peregrinec5477
    @peregrinec5477 4 роки тому +31

    "The holy words will be obeyed. I swear it."

  • @thcollegestudent
    @thcollegestudent 7 років тому +15

    So many people hear what they want from this speech...the meaning muddled over time, the words spoken but...their meaning is lost. So quick to label, so quick to judge. "Can you tell if someone is evil just by looking at them!?"
    "It is not written only for the Yangs, but for the Kohms as well."
    Not just for people who agree to one way of life, but for all to live their own lives, for all to have what is promised, not just for those deemed worthy.
    "WE the people," all of us, not just the one's we understand, not just those that look like and act like us.
    Further more, I think JJ Abrams and I saw 2 different Star Trek's

    • @Cryptonymicus
      @Cryptonymicus 5 років тому +2

      Abrams did the same thing that the first ST films did and exactly what Nimoy pointed out in his interviews: they turned Star Trek into an action fest with fancy fx. Not what ST:TOS was about.

  • @thebluedragon07
    @thebluedragon07 8 років тому +50

    It's amazing how certain meanings of symbols and ideals are changed and manipulated today to the point where they've lost their true meaning.

    • @rogeryoung9934
      @rogeryoung9934 5 років тому +2

      Amazing how little bitches pretend that's what's happening....

    • @Cryptonymicus
      @Cryptonymicus 5 років тому +5

      @@rogeryoung9934 All you have to do is look at the Pledge. The original version, written by a socialist, said nothing about any gods. But the "christian" extremists just couldn't leave it alone and so they perverted it, like they pervert everything.

  • @Hiraghm
    @Hiraghm 8 років тому +8

    What Kirk is saying that the best, the only acceptable, form of government for people who would be free is the republic. A nation of Law.
    That document, the E Plabnista, is not a permission slip granting permission for citizens to do or have certain things, but a cage constraining government. This was always the difference between the yangs and the comms, whether they be found in Asia, in America or among the stars. Those to whom the individual and his rights are sacred, and those to whom the individual does not exist except as an abstract representation.
    Yangs, who view government as a necessary evil, and comms, who view gov't as the source of all good. Yangs who view government as an impediment to prosperity, and comms who view government as the solution to all problems.
    The Law, as a check on the ambitions of those who lust for power over others, who lust to "do good", to fundamentally transform the world to match their vision of it. The Law, limiting government to its proper role of protecting the rights of the individual.

    • @glenntaylor6432
      @glenntaylor6432 6 років тому +4

      Hiraghm That about sums it up .Extremely well written.

  • @randumb_productions
    @randumb_productions Рік тому +1

    This came up in my feed on July 4th, 2023. Forever blessed

  • @charleswest6372
    @charleswest6372 Рік тому +1

    One of his many great speeches. Great ST Captain.

  • @BobHibbert
    @BobHibbert 4 роки тому +9

    I know that this is considered to be one of the worst episodes, but I have always loved this speech. Don't just follow the letter of the law, but its spirit as well.

  • @edwardsawtell5712
    @edwardsawtell5712 3 роки тому +3

    More relevant in 2021 than ever before!

  • @mosesCordovero-uw5vw
    @mosesCordovero-uw5vw 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @camselle
    @camselle Рік тому +1

    GREAT delivery... from a Canadian 🍁

  • @paularose8430
    @paularose8430 5 років тому +14

    Kirk said it We The People. I love that when he made that speech . I just love that episode.

  • @nightwolf1966
    @nightwolf1966 7 років тому +11

    I like this show its something we all can live by if only we would do it

  • @pattimcb31
    @pattimcb31 10 років тому +6

    Kinda makes me want to turn on Netflix and watch some of these classic episodes again

    • @bethfiori4708
      @bethfiori4708 9 місяців тому

      They hold up, still fantastic television.

  • @11Stucat
    @11Stucat 8 років тому +17

    I got chills at the 2:40 mark. Just watched this on MeTV tonight. Happy Constitution Day.

    • @ronconger3795
      @ronconger3795 8 років тому +3

      JUst watched it myself Damn Good I thought

  • @85set05
    @85set05 3 роки тому +3

    God, that twist felt like taking crazy pills they really put suspension of disbelief to the test with this one and its made even worth by the fact that they stated, that this type of parallel evolution of symbols doesn't really happen about 2 episodes earlier so we cant even tell our self this is just the kind of thing that happens in the star trek universe.

  • @dawnbaxter33
    @dawnbaxter33 7 років тому +8

    From IMDB: 'During the final scene on the planet, Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are standing together before they leave. During a pause in one of Shatner's lines, Nimoy starts saying something on top of Shatner, then abruptly stops. The camera keeps rolling and you can see Nimoy's eyes roll over as he realizes his mistake.'

    • @BalefireBombshell
      @BalefireBombshell 2 роки тому +2

      Purportedly this is due to the line that Shatner delivers at that moment actually meant to have been Nimoy's. Furthermore you can see DeForest looking at Nimoy, then casting a perplexed look over at Shatner.

    • @veger5872
      @veger5872 2 роки тому

      @@BalefireBombshell Shatner had a chip on his shoulder, ask Sulu! 🙂

  • @overdrive7349
    @overdrive7349 Рік тому +1

    These words should and must apply to everyone. We need to remind ourselves that sometimes.

  • @sosidecop64
    @sosidecop64 5 років тому +1

    God bless America. And Kirk.

  • @BPond7
    @BPond7 6 років тому +18

    OUTSTANDING! The music was just perfect, too! 😀 🖖

  • @bobgreen9714
    @bobgreen9714 7 років тому +18

    Captain Kirks inspiring speech!

  • @KiniAlohaGuy
    @KiniAlohaGuy 2 роки тому +2

    The original Star Trek was the greatest of all time. All other spinoffs never reached the level of patriotism and inspirational vision of the future.

  • @9digitNo
    @9digitNo 3 роки тому +1

    The world needs more Kirks.

  • @PierreaSweedieCat
    @PierreaSweedieCat 7 років тому +22

    Best piece of speech and acting he evvver did.

    • @ocsteved
      @ocsteved 7 років тому +3

      Agreed, Bill's shining scene.....

    • @PierreaSweedieCat
      @PierreaSweedieCat 7 років тому +2

      Indeed. He has done a lot of shlock, but here, he nailed it, and was awesomely inspirational. I was amazed, that a little boy from Montreal could do so good!

  • @JavierCabreraBrothers
    @JavierCabreraBrothers 10 років тому +66

    2:25 Shatner steals Nimoy line, Nimoy rolls his eyes at him. Watch it again and look at how Deforest was ready to interact with Nimoy, but he got surprised when The Shatner(tm) stole his line. What surprises me is that even then, Deforest managed to pretend nothing happened (besides a strange WTF blink) and quickly moved his head back to Shatner, so the shot could continue.
    Professionals at work gentlemen. Professionals at work.

    • @ThePubliusHuldah
      @ThePubliusHuldah 10 років тому +3

      Wow! You have sharp eyes - that passed right over me.

    • @JavierCabreraBrothers
      @JavierCabreraBrothers 10 років тому +5

      ThePubliusHuldah I am the only one in the world who caught that one, and now, you.

    • @roksaan
      @roksaan 10 років тому +2

      That may be, but it's really not a Spock line, but more for the top commander. Perhaps another line was omitted.

    • @baylinkdashyt
      @baylinkdashyt 10 років тому +3

      Roxanne Olson
      Or, possibly, Nimoy blew a cue. :-)

    • @percygryce722
      @percygryce722 10 років тому +3

      Roxanne Olson He "suggested" that they leave. It does sound like it could be a Spock line. Certainly Nimoy and Kelly's reactions fit the theory.

  • @christiane.g.4142
    @christiane.g.4142 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @CarlosSanchez-bg4wf
    @CarlosSanchez-bg4wf 2 роки тому +2

    One of my top 3 episodes if not #1. I loose it everytime I hear this speech. Well done sir

  • @MarylandSpace
    @MarylandSpace 9 років тому +16

    This scene is one of the best all time scenes from Star Trek. Another, "It's no tribble at all." Thank you for sharing this scene.

  • @lawrencehawkins7198
    @lawrencehawkins7198 3 роки тому +20

    There was only one Star Trek. One. And even on the cheap, Star Trek was the Sierra Hotel India Tango. Straight up. Straight Down. Nothing else impersonating Star Trek in the 21st Century comes anywhere near it.

  • @haywoodjohnson2865
    @haywoodjohnson2865 Рік тому +1

    This episode was waaaay ahead of its time ⏲️ !!!!

  • @user-xx9ie5ry3z
    @user-xx9ie5ry3z 11 місяців тому

    We have forgotten these words. May we find this passion for them again. To understand our freedom once more.

  • @sto59
    @sto59 3 роки тому +3

    More important now more then ever !

  • @johnadams7963
    @johnadams7963 3 роки тому +3

    Omega Glory is my favorite episode of all time in the StarTrek saga. God bless the USA. 🇺🇸

  • @myfavoritemartian1
    @myfavoritemartian1 3 роки тому +1

    The people have forgotten that freedom and liberty mean much more than words. It must be relearned every so often. Now is such a time.

  • @VincentTorneyPlus
    @VincentTorneyPlus 8 років тому +2

    CPT. Kirk keepin’ it real and droppin’ #RealTalk across the known and unknown universe!

  • @piotrd.4850
    @piotrd.4850 3 роки тому +3

    Shatner was hell of an actor in his prime!

  • @debbieblake6949
    @debbieblake6949 5 років тому +3

    GOD I JUST CAME I LOVE THAT MAN

  • @vcab6875
    @vcab6875 6 місяців тому +1

    “We hold ourselves different from other states in that we regard the individual who holds himself aloof from public affairs as being useless, yet we yield to no one in our independence of spirit and complete self reliance.”
    Pericles’ funeral oration on citizen participation.

  • @fr9714
    @fr9714 2 місяці тому

    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