Robert A. Heinlein Quotes about Fighting

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The police of a state should never be stronger or better armed than the citizenry. An armed citizenry, willing to fight, is the foundation of civil freedom. That's a personal evaluation, of course.

The police of a state should never be stronger or better armed than the citizenry. An armed citizenry, willing to fight, is the foundation of civil freedom. That's a personal evaluation, of course.

Robert A. Heinlein

Fighting, Police, Stronger

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

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Robert A. Heinlein

Fighting, Judgement, Trying

As it says in Bible, God fights on side of heaviest artillery.

Robert A. Heinlein

Fighting, Sides, Artillery

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

An animal so poor in spirit that he won't even fight on his own behalf is already an evolutionary dead end; the best he can do for his breed is to crawl off and die, and not pass on his defective genes.

Robert A. Heinlein

Fighting, Animal, Spirit

"The Pragmatics of Patriotism". Address at the U.S. Naval Academy, April 5, 1973.

But, if there ever was a time in history when "peace" meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.

Robert A. Heinlein

Fighting, Has Beens, Ifs

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.103, Penguin

Of all the strange 'crimes' that human beings have legislated out of nothing, 'blasphemy' is the most amazing -- with 'obscenity' and 'indecent exposure' fighting it out for second and third place.

Robert A. Heinlein

Fighting, Religion, Strange

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.225, Penguin

Heroism' often consists in keeping your head in an emergency and doing the best you can with what you have instead of panicking and being shot in the tail. People who fight this way win more battles than do intentional heroes; a glory hound often throws away the lives of his mates as well as his own.

Robert A. Heinlein

Hero, Fighting, Winning

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.78, Penguin

Unarmed hand-to-hand fighting does not change through the ages; only the name changes, and it has only one rule: do it first, do it fast, do it dirtiest.

Robert A. Heinlein

Art, Fighting, Hands

Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.475, Penguin

In ascending order the qualities of Patriotism are: 1. To work, fight, or die for your own survival. 2. To work, fight, or die for your immediate family. 3. To work, fight, or die for a group, extended family, tribe, or clan. 4. To work, fight, or die for a group too large for all the individuals to know each other. 5. To work, fight, or die for a way of life.

Robert A. Heinlein

Fighting, Order, Survival