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Like every living thing its prime characteristic is a blind, unreasoned instinct to survive.
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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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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