Tower of Babel (Star Trek: Enterprise: Rise of the Federation #2)

by Christopher L. Bennett

“Yeah, well, people have short memories.” He snorted. “Half the politicians in the galaxy depend on it.”

But it’s only by facing those mistakes that we can try to make ourselves better.

Our different values and priorities allow us to act in concert to serve a wider range of the people than any one faction could do alone. This is the essence of democracy.

it is our differences working in combination, not at odds, that will give us strength.

‘It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and a plan of action.’

“I thought I was doin’ some good, T’Pol. I thought that justified all the compromises, the lies . . . the sacrifices. Now I’m not so sure.”