Robert Anson Heinlein

"The very basis of the Judeo-Christian code is injustice...the scapegoat sacrifice runs all through the Old Testament, then it reaches its height in the New Testament with the notion of the Martyred Redeemer. How can justice possibly be served by loading your sins on another?...Somebody should tell...Christians that there is no such thing as a free lunch."

--Robert A. Heinlein, Job: A Comedy of Justice

"Everything is theoretically impossible, until it's done."

--Robert A. Heinlein, Between Planets

"[Censorship is] like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can't eat steak."

--Robert A. Heinlein, The Man Who Sold The Moon, p186

"I sometimes think 'good intentions' should be declared a capital crime."

--Robert A. Heinlein, Time For The Stars, p52

"Sex is the one subject everyone lies about."

Johann Sebastian Bach Smith, I Will Fear No Evil, Robert A. Heinlein

"Every time a dog salivates a behaviorist psychologist has to ring a bell."

Johann Sebastian Bach Smith, I Will Fear No Evil, Robert A. Heinlein

"Much of what is wrong with this world would be righted if the customer screamed every time he feels cheated."

Joan Eunice Smith, I Will Fear No Evil, Robert A. Heinlein

"Lying is a fine art: It is learned only through long practice."

Joan Eunice Smith, I Will Fear No Evil, Robert A. Heinlein

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