“It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Category: power
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The difference between science and the fuzzy
“The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those other subjects merely require scholarship.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Category: science
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One could write a history of science
“One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Category: science
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I am free because I know that
“I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
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When any government, or any church for
“When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Category: government
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Women and cats will do as they
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Category: men
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An armed society is a polite society.
“An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Category: life
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One could write a history of science
“One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Category: history
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable
“A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
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A society that gets rid of all
“A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
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I never learned from a man who
“I never learned from a man who agreed with me.”
— Robert A. Heinlein
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Category: learning
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