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   Hello, All.   
      
   I was reading some things on Quora.com earlier. One question struck me as very   
   oddly worded.   
      
   I'm assuming that it has to do with the series Picard.   
      
   "Did Admiral Picard come to understand that the Federation in the end turned   
   out to be a Utopia that expelled him?"   
      
   As far as I recall, and without giving away spoilers, Picard wasn't expelled   
   by the Federation, or by Starfleet for that matter. He resigned his commission   
   or retired. From Starfleet, which is not the Federation, but a part of the   
   Federation.   
      
   I see two answers posted, both say that the question isn't what happened. But   
   neither really address the fact that there is a difference between the   
   Federation and Starfleet.   
      
   Is it just me, or is it really that common a thought that they are one and the   
   same?   
   --   
   Best regards!   
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