I don't know who harllan ellison is.
But Much like today self interest colors everything. But they over came that to defeat ...not a true evil but other interest.
It took a long time to see this point of view...but B5 was right...
When it comes to organizations, they are always self interested...Religion, Government, Science...all of it.
It is the individuals that make the difference.
-The Founding Fathers of the United States,
-The Students of Tienanmen Square
-First Century Christians
-Issac Newton
-Copernicus
Babylon 5's Delenn, Sheridan, G'kar, Ivannova, Garibaldi
They all had the courage to not only fight their and other organizations but to also save them.
That's a great story in my opinion.