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RIP Patrick McGoohan
Jan. 14th, 2009 01:13 pmEpisodes of The Prisoner are available for streaming at AMC.
The Obituary is at the LA Times.
While I came to The Prisoner in my late twenties, it was really seminal in how I formed my ideas of individual rights versus the duty the individual holds to society at large and specifically to his government.
In these days of Abu Ghraib and "security concerns," the phrase "I am not a number; I am a free man," resonates more clearly than ever.
The picture is by sallyrover at TWoP and was made for the Motivator Thread there.
The Obituary is at the LA Times.
While I came to The Prisoner in my late twenties, it was really seminal in how I formed my ideas of individual rights versus the duty the individual holds to society at large and specifically to his government.
In these days of Abu Ghraib and "security concerns," the phrase "I am not a number; I am a free man," resonates more clearly than ever.
The picture is by sallyrover at TWoP and was made for the Motivator Thread there.
