You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.
Robert A. HeinleinGratitude: An imaginary emotion that rewards an imaginary behavior, altruism. Both imaginaries are false faces for selfishness, which is a real and honest emotion.
Robert A. HeinleinWhen you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force, my friends, is violence. The supreme authority from which all other authorities are derived.
Robert A. HeinleinIf you do not believe that a man will commit murder for one can of tomatoes, then you have never been hungry.
Robert A. HeinleinHistory does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.
Robert A. Heinlein