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A slave cannot be freed, save he do it himself. Nor can you enslave a free man the very most you can do is kill him!
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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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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