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A poet who reads his verse in public may have other nasty habits.
Robert A. Heinlein
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Robert A. Heinlein
Age: 80 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 7
Died: 1988
Died: May 8
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Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong - but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong.
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Revolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory.
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In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies.
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It seems to me that the secret of true happiness in life is to know what you are and then be content to be that, in style, head up and proud, and not yearn to be something else.
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Democracy is a poor system of government at best the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.
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