That might be the worst lesson to learn as a human being: that almost no one gets to die for what they believe in. And that to the survivors it's not much comfort if you believed in anything while you were still alive. But [a wry grin] I'm not very religious. Maybe I just don't understand faith well enough.

I've seen T'Pol. I've never spoken to her, though. I should. [Which doesn't mean he will; he tends to keep to himself] She reminds me of some guys I knew back in New York, up in Detroit. The race riots. Did you read about those? They were after your time.