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Farnham's Freehold

Farnham's Freehold

Farnham's Freehold is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. A serialised version, edited by Frederik Pohl, appeared in Worlds of If magazine . The complete version was published in novel form by G.P. Putnam later in 1964.


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“If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.”

Source: Farnham's Freehold (1964), Chapter 16 (p. 235)

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Robert A. Heinlein photo

“The concept of change baffled them.”

Source: Farnham's Freehold (1964), Chapter 14 (p. 196)

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Robert A. Heinlein photo
Robert A. Heinlein photo
Robert A. Heinlein photo

“No government has yet been able to repeal natural laws, though they keep trying.”

Source: Farnham's Freehold (1964), Chapter 2 (p. 35)

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