 Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
Robert A. Heinlein is by far my favorite author. I've read pretty much all of his books several times. Here I will share with you some of the wisdom of his characters. :)
The basis of all morality is duty, a concept with the same relation to a group that self-interest has to individual. Nobody preached duty to these kids in a way they could understand -- that is, with a spanking. But the society they were in told them endlessly about their 'rights.' The results should have been predictable, since a human has no natural rights of any nature.
Mr. Dubois had paused. Somebody took the bait. Sir? How about 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'?
Mr. Dubois in Starship Troopers |