“A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
Tag: Robert A. Heinlein
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“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Revolt in 2100
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“Age does not bring wisdom, Ben, but it does give perspective.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“The mind’s ability to rationalize its own shortcomings is unlimited.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“The capacity of humans to believe in what seems to me highly improbable—from table tapping to the superiority of their children—has never been plumbed.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“A desire not to butt into other people’s business is eighty percent of all human wisdom.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“Try believing the evidence instead of insisting that the cameras must be at fault because what they saw was not what you expected.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“Democracy is a poor system; the only thing that can be said for it is that it’s eight times as good as any other method. Its worst fault is that its leaders reflect their constituents.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“The first human expedition to Mars was selected on the theory that the greatest danger to man was man himself.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
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“Seems to be a deep instinct in human beings for making everything compulsory that isn’t forbidden.” — Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress