My Triumphs, My Mistakes
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My Triumphs, My Mistakes is a book written by Gaius Baltar while imprisoned on Galactica. In it he tells his life story and writes about the oppression of the working class of the Twelve Colonies by the "aristocracy", particularly the "Caprican elite". The book was smuggled out of Baltar's cell and distributed amongst the Fleet by Baltar's lawyer. It appears to be inspired by real-world classic Marxist/Leninist rhetoric.
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 on the refinery ship and the deckhands on Galactica (Dirty Hands).
The following is an excerpt:
- 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 placetory 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 ...
Another quote from the book:
- If you hear the people, you will never have to fear the people.