Captain Picard is the hero we need right now. He exemplifies in some ways even more then James Kirk—and I’m not gonna get into the Kirk vs Picard argument because I love Captain Kirk, he was my first captain—but Picard is even more of an exemplar of everything that is best about Star Trek’s vision for the future.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Captain Picard is the hero we need right now. He exemplifies in some ways even more then James Kirk—and I’m not gonna get into the Kirk vs Picard argument because I love Captain Kirk, he was my first captain—but Picard is even more of an exemplar of everything that is best about Star Trek’s vision for the future." in the context of "Michael Chabon, "Captain Picard is the hero we need, says Star Trek writer Michael Chabon", by Richard Trenholm, CNET, (11/7/2018); as quoted in "Michael Chabon on Honoring Star Trek Canon and How Picard Is 'The Hero We Need Right Now'", by Beth Elderkin, IO9, (11/9/2018).
K'mpec: After I die, you will act in my name to arbitrate the struggle for power.
Jean-Luc Picard: I will?
K'mpec: No one on the Council can be trusted, and I have my reasons for wanting an outsider.
Jean-Luc Picard: K'mpec, you cannot possibly be serious. A Federation officer has no business in ...
K'mpec: Nonsense. You are an accomplished mediator. This is no different than any other dispute requiring your services.
• Klingon Chancellor K'mpec (Charles Cooper) in Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Reunion (November 5, 1990), Story by Drew Deighan, Thomas Perry and Jo Perry as well as teleplay by Thomas Perry, Jo Perry, Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga. See also: The middle of Youtube Video "A Klingon Who Kills Without Showing His Face Has No Honour" (13.08.2021) by user "tjwparso"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.