When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere.

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.

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...

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy...

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy...

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...

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 religion is another man's belly laugh.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.

Being right too soon is socially unacceptable.

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...

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

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

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

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.

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.

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 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......

A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,...

A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard,...

Everywhere in the world, men place all or most of the burden of raising children...

Everywhere in the world, men place all or most of the burden of raising children...