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The stars incline, but do not impel.
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
Anson MacDonald
Lyle Monroe
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In past history popularly elected governments have been no better and sometimes far worse than overt tyrannies.
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May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.
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