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An armed society is a polite society.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
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To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy – and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful.
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A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity.
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An armed society is a polite society.
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Arm Polite Society
The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
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Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn’t there.
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
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Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.
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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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The only solution known to science is to provide the patient with an isolation room, where he can endure the acute stages in private and where food can be poked in to him with a stick.
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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.
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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
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Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
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Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.
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No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
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