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When Any Government, Or Any Church For That Matter, Undertakes To Say To Its Subjects, This You May Not Read, This You Must Not See, This You Are Forbidden To Know, The End Result Is Tyranny And Oppression No Matter How Holy The Motives.

-Robert A. Heinlein

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When Any Government, Or

Robert A. Heinlein

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When Any Government, Or Any Church For That Matter, Undertakes To Say To Its Subjects, This You May Not Read, This You Must Not See, This You Are Forbidden To Know, The End Result Is Tyranny And Oppression No Matter How Holy The Motives.

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He's As Weird As Snake's Suspenders But Sweet As A Stolen Kiss, Too.

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If You've Got The Truth You Can Demonstrate It. Talking Doesn't Prove It.

Butterflies Are Not Insects,' Captain John Sterling Said Soberly. 'they Are Self-propelled Flowers.

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Specialization Is For Insects... The Race Of Man? He's A Whole Other Creature.

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I Scrolled On Down To The Obituaries. I Usually Read The Obituaries First As There Is Always The Happy Chance That One Of Them Will Make My Day.

There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

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