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

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

Robert A. Heinlein
Farewell, Childhood, Authority

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

Robert A. Heinlein
Happiness, Fun, Optimism
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.109, Penguin

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

Robert A. Heinlein
Love, Inspirational, Funny
"Time Enough for Love". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1973.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

Robert A. Heinlein
Love, Life, Positive
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Stranger in a Strange Land”, p.340, Penguin

Reason is poor propaganda when opposed by the yammering, unceasing lies of shrewd and evil and self-serving men.

Robert A. Heinlein
Lying, Men, Self
Robert A. Heinlein (1953). “Assignment in Eternity”

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Robert A. Heinlein
Sad, Stupid, Silly
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.36, Penguin

Democracy is four wolves and a sheep voting on dinner.

Robert A. Heinlein
Truth, Freedom, Knowledge

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

Robert A. Heinlein
Gun, Society, May
Robert A. Heinlein (1960). “Beyond This Horizon”, Roc

Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business.

Robert A. Heinlein
Wisdom, Mind Your Own Business, Ninety

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

Robert A. Heinlein
Funny, Life, Motivational
"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Robert A. Heinlein
Future, Past, History
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.223, Penguin

There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.

Robert A. Heinlein
Gun, Men, Dangerous Man
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.76, Penguin

Love your country, but never trust its government.

Robert A. Heinlein
Country, Love You, Government

Butterflies are self propelled flowers.

Robert A. Heinlein
Flower, Butterfly, Self

No matter where or what, there are makers, takers, and fakers.

Robert A. Heinlein
Fake, Psychology, Matter
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.112, Penguin

The lessons of history teach us - if the lessons of history teach us anything - that nobody learns the lessons that history teaches us.

Robert A. Heinlein
Lessons, Teach, Ifs

You do not truly own anything that you can't carry in both arms at a dead run

Robert A. Heinlein
Running, Arms

People usually believe anything that they are told early and often.

Robert A. Heinlein
Believe, People
Robert A. Heinlein (2010). “Time for the Stars”, p.75, Macmillan

Anyone who clings to the historically untrue-and thoroughly immoral-doctrine that, 'violence never settles anything' I would advise to conjure the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler could referee, and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk and the Passenger Pigeon. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedom.

Robert A. Heinlein
Thinking, Issues, Never Settle
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.27, Penguin

Love is what still goes on when you're not horny.

Robert A. Heinlein
Friendship, Love Is, Horny

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

Robert A. Heinlein
Life, Education, Children

A managed democracy is a wonderful thing... for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and the managers define what is 'irresponsible'.

Robert A. Heinlein
Democracy, Wonderful, Responsible
Robert A Heinlein (1966). “Moon Is Harsh Mistres”, Berkley

Happiness lies in being privileged to work hard for long hours in doing whatever you think is worth doing. One man may find happiness in supporting a wife and children. Another may find it in robbing banks. Still another may labor mightily for years in pursuing pure research with no discernible result. Note the individual and subjective nature of each case. No two are alike and there is no reason to expect them to be. Each man or woman must find for himself or herself that occupation in which hard work and long hours make him or her happy.

Robert A. Heinlein
Happiness, Children, Lying
Robert A. Heinlein (1988). “To Sail Beyond the Sunset”

There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.

Robert A. Heinlein
Men, Thinking, Political
"The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress". Novel by Robert A. Heinlein, 1966.

At least once every human should have to run for his life, to teach him that milk does not come from supermarkets, that safety does not come from policemen, that 'news' is not something that happens to other people. He might learn how his ancestors lived and that he himself is no different--in the crunch his life depends on his agility, alertness, and personal resourcefulness.

Robert A. Heinlein
Running, Should Have, People
"The Number of the Beast". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, p. 134, 1980.

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