A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill.

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

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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.

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...

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

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

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both...

You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both...

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...

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth...

Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth...

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to...

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to...

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

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

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 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...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

It's an indulgence to sit in a room and discuss your beliefs as if they...

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a...

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

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

One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of...

One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of...

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects,...

When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects,...

Money problems can always be solved by a man not frightened by them.

Money problems can always be solved by a man not frightened by them.

Whomsoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry...

Whomsoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry...

Women fake orgasms and men fake finances.

Women fake orgasms and men fake finances.

With money in your pocket, you are wise, and you are handsome, and you sing...

With money in your pocket, you are wise, and you are handsome, and you sing...

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a...

If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a...