“You know that color does not matter to me. I want to know other things about a man. Is his word good? Does he meet his obligations? Does he do honest work? Is he brave? Will he stand up and be counted?”

—  Robert A. Heinlein , book Farnham's Freehold

Source: Farnham's Freehold (1964), Chapter 7 (p. 115)

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American science fiction author 1907–1988

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