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An armed society is a polite society.

— Robert A. Heinlein

More from Robert A. Heinlein

  1. You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.
  2. The whole principle is wrong. It's like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can't have steak.
  3. There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or corporation has made a profit out of the…
  4. Every law that was ever written opened up a new way to graft.
  5. One can judge from experiment, or one can blindly accept authority. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all important and theory …
  6. Never worry about theory as long as the machinery does what it's supposed to do.
  7. How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions?
  8. Man is not a rational animal, he is a rationalizing animal.

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Topics in this quote

  • society
  • behavior
  • safety
  • rights
  • arms
  • guns
  • politeness

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