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

Quote by Robert A Heinlein

Topics: Freedom Quotes, Peace Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier...

Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier...

To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy...

To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Sex without love is merely healthy exercise.

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

Since when was an emotional argument won by logic?

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...

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....

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.

Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own...

Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own...

The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history

The engineer has been, and is, a maker of history