Quotes from book
Revolt in 2100

Name: Revolt in 2100
Author: Robert A. Heinlein

Revolt in 2100 is a 1953 science fiction collection by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, part of his Future History series.

“The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed.”

Robert A. Heinlein book Revolt in 2100

Revolt in 2100 (1953), postscript

“The mechanism is ages old. Tyrants used it centuries before the word "psychology" was ever invented. It works, too.”

Robert A. Heinlein book Revolt in 2100

Revolt in 2100 (1953)
Context: Take sex away from people. Make it forbidden, evil. Limit it to ritualistic breeding. Force it to back up into suppressed sadism. Then hand the people a scapegoat to hate. Let them kill a scapegoat occasionally for cathartic release. The mechanism is ages old. Tyrants used it centuries before the word "psychology" was ever invented. It works, too.