Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and...

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

They didn't want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those...

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those...

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds...

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds...

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and...

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and...

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy -- and...

To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy -- and...

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is......

A great artist can look at an old woman, portray her exactly as she is......

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an...

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an...

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.

One man's religion is another man's belly laugh.

One man's religion is another man's belly laugh.

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those...

The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning while those...

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your...

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your...

I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of...

I won't be happy until we have every boy in America between the ages of...

I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty....

I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty....