Patrick Stewart, known to most of us as Captain Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation, gives an impassioned response at Comicpalooza 2013 to a fan’s question about what he is most proud of, aside from his acting.

The actor, who works with organizations such as Refuge  and Amnesty International spoke out about domestic violence and said:

“Violence is never, ever, a choice that a man should make.”

The woman who asked the question wrote about the experience in detail on her blog.

Dejah Beauchamp has had a love of words ever since she read Alice In Wonderland as a child. In addition to raising her nine-year-old son, she makes time to nurture her love for kundalini yoga reading and, of course, writing. You can often find her in the kitchen, trying out new recipes, or outside at night, stargazing. She lives in New England with her husband, son and a cat named Oona, but dreams of sunnier climes.

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Ed: Kate Bartolotta