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Oh, you have to charge 'em, Jubal. The marks won't pay attention if it's free.
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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Naval Officer
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Robert Anson Heinlein
Anson MacDonald
Lyle Monroe
John Riverside
Caleb Saunders
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My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up.
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