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.

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

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

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

When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away....

When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away....

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss.

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

I don't see how an article of clothing can be indecent. A person, yes.

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat.

Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.

Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.

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...

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.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I...

I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I...

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

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...

I am a journalist in the field of etiquette. I try to find out what...

I am a journalist in the field of etiquette. I try to find out what...

The awkward moment when you're eating dinner at someone else's house and you don't like...

The awkward moment when you're eating dinner at someone else's house and you don't like...

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a...

So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a...