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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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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Never insult anyone by accident.

Never insult anyone by accident.

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...

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.

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.

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

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...

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.

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...

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...

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...

One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word.

One man's magic is another man's engineering. Supernatural is a null word.

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...

Don't be jealous of people who actually want to make something of themselves! Instead see...

Don't be jealous of people who actually want to make something of themselves! Instead see...

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.

Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.