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“Limiting the freedom of news 'just a little bit' is in the same category with the classic example 'a little bit pregnant.”
― The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
― The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
“I don't know Who is cranking; I'm pleased He doesn't stop.”
― The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
― The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
“That God is in truth the sort of bloodthirsty paranoid Who would rend to bits forty-two children for the crime of sassing one of his priests. Don't ask me about the Front Office's policies; I just work here.”
― Stranger in a Strange Land
― Stranger in a Strange Land
“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 their freedoms”
― Starship Troopers
― Starship Troopers
“Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare — most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the “backseat driver” syndrome.”
― The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
― The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
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