From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!alice!rabbit!wolit
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: STII:TWoK -- Milton quote
Article-I.D.: rabbit.574
Posted: Tue Jun 29 10:19:53 1982
Received: Wed Jun 30 01:17:26 1982

Died-in-the-wool Trekkies will remember that Khan also refers to
Milton in the episode "Space Seed," upon which the film is based.
When Kirk gives Khan and his crew the choice of trying to make it on
the desolate planet (Ceti Alpha 5?) or facing charges, Khan answers by
asking Kirk whether he's read Milton.  Kirk later explained to Scotty
that Khan referred to the line, "It is better to rule in Hell than to
serve in Heaven."