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Have you ever known me to be rude to a lady? I have seen you be intentionally rude to a woman. I have never seen you be rude to a lady.
Robert A. Heinlein
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Robert A. Heinlein
Age: 80 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 7
Died: 1988
Died: May 8
Essayist
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Robert Anson Heinlein
Anson MacDonald
Lyle Monroe
John Riverside
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Gentlemen, let's go row!
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when faced with a problem you do not understand, do any part of it you do understand, then look at it again.
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But, if there ever was a time in history when peace meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.
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