▁is ▁described ▁by ▁H ari ▁S eld on ' s ▁word ▁as ▁a ▁sh rew d ▁politician : ▁although ▁he ▁public ly ▁disput es ▁S eld on ' s ▁prediction ▁of ▁the ▁incoming ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Empire . ▁As ▁a ▁politician , ▁he ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁public ▁sentiment . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Dor win ▁Lord ▁Dor win ▁is ▁a ▁no blem an ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁who ▁arriv es ▁on ▁Term inus ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁its ▁appeal ▁for ▁military ▁support . ▁ ▁He ▁presents ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁eff ete ▁arist ocrat , ▁proud ▁of ▁his ▁studied ▁non - r hot ic ▁acc ent ▁( which ▁dro ps ▁away ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁emot ional ). ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁he ▁pron oun ces ▁Si ri us ▁as ▁" S iw ius ." ▁ ▁Lord ▁Dor win ▁is ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁human ▁species , ▁trying ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁it ▁began ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁planet ▁and , ▁if ▁so , ▁which ▁one . ▁ ▁He ▁mentions ▁Sol , ▁Si ri us , ▁Al pha ▁Cent a uri , ▁ 6 1 ▁C yg ni ▁and ▁Ar ct urus . ▁The ▁name ▁Dor win ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Dar win , ▁reflect ing ▁their ▁common ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁human ity . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁has ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁science , ▁Lord ▁Dor win ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁conduct ▁original ▁research ▁( as ▁indicated ▁when ▁Sal vor ▁Hard in ▁asks ▁if