Selfishness is the bedrock on which all moral behavior starts and it can be immoral only when it conflicts with a higher moral imperative.
Robert A. HeinleinAny government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure โgoodโ government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare โ most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the โbackseat driverโ syndrome.
Robert A. HeinleinThen I glanced at the ring on my finger. The Snake That Eats Its Own Tail, Forever and Ever. I know where I came fromโbut where did all you zombies come from? I felt a headache coming on, but a headache powder is one thing I do not take. I did onceโand you all went away. So I crawled into bed and whistled out the light. You arenโt really there at all. There isnโt anybody but meโJaneโhere alone in the dark. I miss you dreadfully!
Robert A. HeinleinThe Stone trembled and threw herself outward bound, toward Saturn. In her train followed hundreds and thousands and hundreds of thousands of thousands of restless, rolling Stones . . . to Saturn . . . to Uranus, to Pluto . . . rolling on out to the stars . . . outward bound to the ends of the Universe.
Robert A. Heinlein