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. HEINLEINTheology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn’t there.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
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Never insult anyone by accident.
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Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
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The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
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I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
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Political tags – such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth – are never basic criteria.
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When a place gets crowded enough to require ID’s, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere.
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don’t ever count on having both at once.
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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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One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word.
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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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Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.
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Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
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