For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.
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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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
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Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
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Never insult anyone by accident.
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I don’t see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.
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May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
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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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I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
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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.
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Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss.
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A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.
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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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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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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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The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.
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