“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.” ― Robert A. Heinlein
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” ― Robert A. Heinlein
“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.” ― Robert A. Heinlein
Heinlein was the King of SciFi, and quite conservative as well.
Only book of his I've tried to read was Stranger in a Strange Land. Man, was that a bore! Just droned on and on. I like his philosophy, though.
Of course, I think I was like 15 when I tried to read it. Might like it if I read it now.
I was disappointed by Stranger in a Strange Land too. It was windy, preachy, and sometimes teetered on the brink of soft core porn. It just was a real departure from his other works.
I do like the quote though.
===================== Boots were made for walking Winds were blowing change Boys fall in the jungle As I Came of Age
Heinlein was the King of SciFi, and quite conservative as well.
Only book of his I've tried to read was Stranger in a Strange Land. Man, was that a bore! Just droned on and on. I like his philosophy, though.
Of course, I think I was like 15 when I tried to read it. Might like it if I read it now.
I was disappointed by Stranger in a Strange Land too. It was windy, preachy, and sometimes teetered on the brink of soft core porn. It just was a real departure from his other works.
And his heroes kept a lye pit on property in which to dispose of nosey Feds. With the understanding, of course, that use of such pit would necessitate an immediate jump off world to avoid ultimately unsuccessful battle with those who come looking for their missing agent
The problem today is, we do not have an alternate habitat for that jump.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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