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. HEINLEINIt 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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A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
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Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it’s supposed to do.
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Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy.
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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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There is no way that writers can be tamed and rendered civilized or even cured.
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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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Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.
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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
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I don’t see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.
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One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering. ‘Supernatural’ is a null word.
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I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
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For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
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They didn’t want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.
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One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
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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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