“As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth’s final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.”
-Commissioner Pravin Lal, ‘U.N. Declaration of Rights’
Well, Commissioner Pravin Lal is a fictional character, one of the faction leaders in Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, truly a gem of a game that most passed over. Most figured it was Civilization in space. But while in theory a successor to Civilization, it was actually a whole sci fi epic with its own original story, future history, and deep explorations of future technology, ecology, and philosophy. The quotes from the tech discoveries and secret projects really illustrate some of the essence of the game.
But I do take great pleasure in quoting Pravin Lal as if he is actually some great historical diplomat.
-Commissioner Pravin Lal, ‘U.N. Declaration of Rights’
That’s wild, I never knew the origin of that last sentence.
Well, Commissioner Pravin Lal is a fictional character, one of the faction leaders in Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, truly a gem of a game that most passed over. Most figured it was Civilization in space. But while in theory a successor to Civilization, it was actually a whole sci fi epic with its own original story, future history, and deep explorations of future technology, ecology, and philosophy. The quotes from the tech discoveries and secret projects really illustrate some of the essence of the game.
But I do take great pleasure in quoting Pravin Lal as if he is actually some great historical diplomat.
Ah, that explains it. It didn’t sound like a quote that would come from the real UN. Maybe in some other, superior timeline…