paragon
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A paragon was someone or something that was the model of excellence. Eve McHuron once told Captain James T. Kirk that she had heard "that a commander has to act like a paragon of virtue. I've never met a paragon." Kirk replied that neither had he.[1]
Notes and References
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Corbomite Maneuver". Star Trek, season 1, episode 10 (Production number 03). Directed by Joseph Sargent. Written by Jerry Sohl. Desilu Productions. 10 November 1966.