John Nielson

“This was the tragic fallacy which brought on the decadence and collapse of the democracies of the twentieth century; those noble experiments failed because the people had been led to believe that they could simply vote for whatever they wanted . . . and get it, without toil, without sweat, without tears.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers

“Between two evils, I choose the one I’ve never tried before.”
― Heinlein Robert A.

“But goodness alone is never enough. A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

“The first principle of freedom is the right to go to hell in your own handbasket.”
― Robert Heinlein