Mike O'Brien

“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

“... science demands a terrible price - that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not.”
― David Brin, Existence

“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, Time Enough for Love

“Never appeal to a man's better nature. He may not have one.”
― Robert A. Heinlein , Time Enough for Love