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There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. A Libertarian Movement slogan - The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, 1907.
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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