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[[ | [[Image:My Triumphs My Mistakes.jpg|250px|thumb|My Triumphs, My Mistakes. A worn copy of Baltar's book on the [[hangar deck]] ([[Dirty Hands]]))]] | ||
'''''My Triumphs, My Mistakes''''' is a manifesto written by [[Gaius Baltar]] while imprisoned on ''[[Galactica ( | '''''My Triumphs, My Mistakes''''' is a manifesto written by [[Gaius Baltar]] while imprisoned on ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. In it he tells his life story and writes about the oppression of the working class of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] by the "aristocracy", particularly the "[[Caprica (RDM)|Caprican]] elite". The current pages of the book that are in circulation were smuggled out of Baltar's cell and distributed amongst the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] by Baltar's lawyer, [[Alan Hughes]] ("[[Dirty Hands]]", "[[The Son Also Rises]]"). However, the book is not finished seeing as Baltar had to turn in several new pages after being searched by ''Galactica's'' guards on the orders of President Roslin. <ref>The book appears to be inspired by real-world classic [[w:Karl Marx|Marxist/Leninist]] rhetoric.</ref> | ||
Throughout the Fleet it is known as "the book. | Throughout the Fleet it is known as "the book". A copy is freely circulating on ''Galactica's'' flight deck. It fuels the already present dissatisfaction of the Fleet's workers, which ultimately leads to a strike among the crew of the ''[[Daru Mozu]]'' and the [[List of deckhands|deckhands]] on ''Galactica''. | ||
President Laura Roslin initially attempts to suppress the book, but | President [[Laura Roslin]] initially attempts to suppress the book, but later uses it to aid in the labor squabbles in the Fleet ([[Dirty Hands]]). | ||
[[Galen Tyrol]] finds a copy and turns to one section: | [[Galen Tyrol]] finds a copy and turns to one section: | ||
:''The Emerging Aristocracy and the Emerging Underclass'' | :''The Emerging'' | ||
:''Aristocracy and'' | |||
:''the Emerging'' | |||
:''Underclass'' | |||
:''I wash my hands of the phony democratic system; I will never let myself be distracted by the placatory crumbs that the Caprican elite led by the Roslin administration toss into the barnyard every now and again. Many of the oppressed have realized the truth and are ready to take action, even ready to take arms ...'' | :''I wash my hands of the phony democratic system; I will never let myself be distracted by the placatory crumbs that the Caprican elite led by the Roslin administration toss into the barnyard every now and again. Many of the oppressed have realized the truth and are ready to take action, even ready to take arms ...'' ([[Dirty Hands]]) | ||
Other quotes from the book: | Other quotes from the book: | ||
:''If you hear the people, you will never have to fear the people.'' | :''If you hear the people, you will never have to fear the people.'' ([[Dirty Hands]]) | ||
:''To listen requires a voice. For what needs to be known requires us to ask.'' | :''To listen requires a voice. For what needs to be known requires us to ask.'' ([[The Son Also Rises]]) | ||
Baltar tells Tyrol that in the book's conclusion he asks the reader if they think the Fleet will ever be commanded by someone whose name is not [[Adama]] | Baltar tells Tyrol that in the book's conclusion he asks the reader if they think the Fleet will ever be commanded by someone whose name is not [[Adama]] ([[Dirty Hands]]). | ||
After the death of Hughes, Baltar is continuing to add to the book, hastily scribbling | After the death of Hughes, Baltar is continuing to add to the book, hastily scribbling additions to the book in a notepad provided by Baltar's second lawyer, [[Romo Lampkin]]. Of note, he contemplates adding the following: | ||
: ''The nature of modern life is obsession.'' | : ''The nature of modern life is obsession.'' ([[The Son Also Rises]]) | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* ''My Triumphs, My Mistakes'' being referred to simply as "the book" might be a reference to [[w:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]] by [[w:George Orwell|George Orwell]]. | * ''My Triumphs, My Mistakes'' being referred to simply as "the book" might be a reference to [[w:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]] by [[w:George Orwell|George Orwell]]. | ||
* The title ''My Triumphs, My Mistakes'' could be a reference to [[w:Mein Kampf|Mein Kampf]] | * The title ''My Triumphs, My Mistakes'' could be a reference to [[w:Mein Kampf|Mein Kampf]] (translated "My Struggle") by [[w:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]], which was also written during imprisonment. | ||
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