Rod Serling pointed out the upmost importance of democracy. In a futuristic totalitarian world, where meek and mild-mannered librarian Romney Wordsworth finds himself, a librarian, on trial for being obsolete. This possible future society has decided on everything people need to know. There is no God and there are no books. Society doesn't need librarians. No more voting.
The State
Romney makes an impassioned plea about his rights and free will but the judge in the case, the Chancellor, will have nothing of it. The jury finds Romney obsolete and orders him to be executed. As he can choose the method of his death, Romney's plans include a little surprise for the Chancellor
The Obsolete Man is Episode 65 of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone, starring Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth.
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