“The basis of all morality is duty, a concept with the same relation to group that self-interest has to individual.”
― Starship Troopers
― Starship Troopers
“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”
― Friday
― Friday
“It is a bad sign when the people of a country stop identifying themselves with the country and start identifying with a group. A racial group. Or a religion. Or a language. Anything, as long as it isn't the whole population.”
― Friday
― Friday
“A managed democracy is a wonderful thing, Manuel, for the managers . . . and its greatest strength is a ‘free press’ when ‘free’ is defined as ‘responsible’ and the managers define what is ‘irresponsible.”
― The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
― The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
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