For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
ROBERT A. HEINLEINAn armed society is a polite society.
More Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
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I never learned from a man who agreed with me.
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Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
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The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.
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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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It’s an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they were a juicy piece of gossip.
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May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
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Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.
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Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
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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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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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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
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No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.
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By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.
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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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