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If you've got the truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it.
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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Naval Officer
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Robert Anson Heinlein
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Lyle Monroe
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Caleb Saunders
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