“Were you born stupid, Heinrich, or did you have to study?”
― Stranger in a Strange Land
― Stranger in a Strange Land
“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
“Is this Paradise?'
'I can guarantee you that it isn't,' Jubal assured him. 'My taxes are due this week.”
― Stranger in a Strange Land
'I can guarantee you that it isn't,' Jubal assured him. 'My taxes are due this week.”
― Stranger in a Strange Land
“Sick cultures show a complex of symptoms such as you have named...but 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
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