William Shatner Quotes


There were many times when I kept silent about being Jewish as I got older, when Jewish jokes were told.


Citations

Shatner, William, and David Fisher. Up Till Now: The Autobiography. Thomas Dunne Books, 2008.

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This quotation was uncovered in 2010 when more of the Nixon White House tapes were released. Nixon tended to have the worst stereotyped view of all minority groups. At one level, Nixon was just being political by not inviting any Jews except supporters. However, he did not maintain that same criterion regarding Protestants, Catholics, or other religious groups. The reality was that Nixon was generally very anti Semetic but saw some Jews as “good Jews” like his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Golda Meir, the Israeli Prime Minister in whose honor the dinner was being held. See {621141} as an example.


According to Bauer and his anti-Semitic followers, the problem with the Jews was Judaism


William Shatner
William Shatner
  • Born: March 22, 1931
  • Nationality: Canadian
  • Profession: Actor, Author, Producer, Director, Singer

William "Bill" Shatner OC is a Canadian actor, author, producer, director, screenwriter, and singer. In his seven decades of acting, he became a cultural icon for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the Star Trek franchise. He has written a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk, being a part of Star Trek, and life after Star Trek. Shatner has also co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe, and a series of science fiction novels called TekWar, that were adapted for television.