“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”

— Robert A. Heinlein , book Friday

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American science fiction author 1907–1988

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