Quote:

---

"Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny. Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor. Being right too soon is socially unacceptable. Belief gets in the way of learning. The hardest part of gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. Most people can't think, most of the remainder won't think, the small fraction who do think mostly can't do it very well. The extremely tiny fraction who think regularly, accurately, creatively, and without self-delusion- in the long run these are the only people who count. A monarch's neck should always have a noose around it - it keeps him upright. It is better to copulate than never."
—Robert A. Heinlein, US Naval Academy graduate, author of book and screenplay, Destination Moon (1950), The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Tim Minear is working on a screenplay based on the novel), Starship Troopers (1959), and Take Back Your Government (1946)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein

---

Quote:

---

Originally posted by piratenews:
Robert A. Heinlein, US Naval Academy graduate, author of book and screenplay, Destination Moon (1950), The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Tim Minear is working on a screenplay based on the novel), Starship Troopers (1959), and Take Back Your Government (1946)

---

Quote:

---

Originally posted by Geezer:

Quote:

---

Originally posted by piratenews:
Robert A. Heinlein, US Naval Academy graduate, author of book and screenplay, Destination Moon (1950), The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Tim Minear is working on a screenplay based on the novel), Starship Troopers (1959), and Take Back Your Government (1946)

---

Please let this be true!

"Keep the Shiny side up"

---