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

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

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

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,...

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

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

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

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

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

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

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

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good...

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good...

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

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

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...

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

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...

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.

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

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

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for...

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.

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...

Everybody wants to get enlightened but nobody wants to change.

Everybody wants to get enlightened but nobody wants to change.

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is...

Freedom granted only when it is known beforehand that its effects will be beneficial is...

One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations....

One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations....