Robert A. Heinlein: Trending quotes
Robert A. Heinlein trending quotes. Read the latest quotes in collection“There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.”
Robert A. Heinlein book Starship Troopers
Source: Starship Troopers
“A desire not to butt into other people's business is at least eighty percent of all human wisdom.”
Robert A. Heinlein book Stranger in a Strange Land
Source: Stranger in a Strange Land
“How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven.”
Robert A. Heinlein book To Sail Beyond the Sunset
Source: To Sail Beyond the Sunset (1987), p. 164 (1987 Putnam edition; ISBN 9780399132674
Robert A. Heinlein book Beyond This Horizon
Source: Beyond This Horizon (1948; originally serialized in 1942), Chapter 15, “Probably a blind alley—”, p. 147
Context: Well, in the first place an armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization. That’s a personal evaluation only. But gunfighting has a strong biological use. We do not have enough things to kill off the weak and the stupid these days. But to stay alive as an armed citizen a man has to be either quick with his wits or with his hands, preferably both. It’s a good thing.
“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.”
Robert A. Heinlein book Starship Troopers
Source: Starship Troopers