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Robert A. Heinlein Quotes about Peace

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

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

Robert A. Heinlein
Wisdom, Peace, Freedom
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.227, Penguin

Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate — and quickly.

Robert A. Heinlein
Friendship, Peace, Hate
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.224, Penguin

Those who refuse to support and defend the state have no claim to protection by that state. Killing an anarchist or a pacifist should not be considered "murder" in a legalistic sense. The offense against the state, if any, should be "Using deadly weapons within city limits," or "Creating a traffic hazard," or other misdemeanor.

Robert A. Heinlein
Peace, War, Cities

Get a shot off fast. This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect.

Robert A. Heinlein
Peace, War, Long
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.222, Penguin

War is not violence and killing, pure and simple; war is controlled violence, for a purpose. The purpose of war is to support your government's decisions by force. The purpose is never to kill the enemy just to be killing him but to make him do what you want him to do. Not killing... but controlled and purposeful violence.

Robert A. Heinlein
Peace, War, Simple
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.54, Penguin

Peace is an extension of war by political means. Plenty of elbow-room is pleasanter -- and much safer.

Robert A. Heinlein
Peace, War, Mean
Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.236, Penguin

High Frontier places a bullet-proof vest on our bare chest. High Frontier is as non-aggressive as a bullet-proof vest. There is no way to kill anyone with High Frontier - all that High Frontier can do is to keep others from killing us.

Robert A. Heinlein
Peace, War, Bullets

"Peace" is a condition in which no civilian pays any attention to military casualties which do not achieve page-one, lead-story prominence-unless that civilian is a close relative of one of the casualties. 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
Peace, Military, War
"Starship Troopers". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1959.

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