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Loading ...Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay — and claims a halo for his dishonesty.
From: Starship Troopers
By Heinlein, Robert A.
Submitted by: Matt Holley
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Waking a person unnecessarily should not be considered a capital crime. For a first offense, that is.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...This sad little lizard told me he was a brontosaurus on his mother's side. I did not laugh, people who boast of ancestry often have little else to sustain them. Humoring them costs nothing and adds to happiness in a world in which happiness is always in short supply.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A practical joker deserves applause for his wit according to its quality. Bastinado is about right. For exceptional wit one might grant keelhauling. But staking out on an anthill should be reserved for the very wittiest.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
(1 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...A long and wicked life followed by five minutes of perfect grace gets you into Heaven. An equally long life of decent living and good works followed by one outburst of taking the name of the Lord in vain – then have a heart attack at that moment and be damned for eternity. Is that the system?
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A motion to adjourn is always in order.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A generation which ignores history has no past – and no future.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...A man does not insist on physical beauty in a woman who builds up his morale. After a while he realizes that she is beautiful – he just hadn't noticed it at first.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008