I debated in high school! If you told things that weren't true or just made things out of whole cloth, you were penalized. It's too bad they don't apply the same standards to presidential candidates as they do to high school students.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the disparity in accountability between high school debate participants and presidential candidates.
Mark Hamill reflects on the strict standards of truth and accountability upheld in high school debates, contrasting them with the often lenient expectations for honesty in political candidates during elections. His statement suggests a critique of the political system, emphasizing the need for the same integrity that students are held to in their debates to apply to those running for high office.
In practice
Use this quote during a political debate to highlight the importance of honesty.
In high school, I had to hide my comic book side, my nerd side from the civilian world so they wouldn't categorize me. They would try to marginalize me for what I like. I tried to give it up, believe me. I tried to kick the habit. But there's too much I liked about it to give it up completely.
I've learned that the movies [Star Wars] will never finally end. It just goes on and on and on and on. I mean, it's going to be in 3D, then it's going to be smellivision, then it's going to be a ride in an amusement park, then they'll come to your house and perform it with puppets on your lawn ... it'll never end! I accepted that a long time ago.
I love ensemble pieces, I love being a part of the entire tapestry of a piece, but I think character actors do have a lot more fun, and there's a versatility involved that's challenging and fun, to come up to speed and do what's required of you.
Ultimately, we will never have a more inclusive and representative delegation - we will not change the complexion, the culture, or the representation - if we do not primary Democrats.
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.
I was turned out because I said to Europe no, no, no. That no, no , no has now turned into yes, yes. Two yes's not three because he got the Social Chapter out and he's reserved his position on the single currency.
At least from a national security standpoint, none of the problems the U.S. and U.K. face will become easier to solve if the U.K. is out of the E.U.; on the contrary, I fear that a 'Brexit' would only make our world even more dangerous and difficult to manage.
The accords were fig leaves of democratic procedure to hide the nakedness of Stalinist dictatorship.
Communism didn't fall. It was pushed.
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