Robert A. Heinlein

The most noble fate a man can endure is to place his own mortal body between his loved home and the war’s desolation.

Robert A. Heinlein

The ordinary bloke will not voluntarily pay for ‘art’ that leaves him unmoved – if he does pay for it, the money has to be conned out of him, by taxes and such.

Robert A. Heinlein

The purpose of war is to support your government’s decisions by force.

Robert A. Heinlein

The trouble with conspiracies is that they rot internally.

Robert A. Heinlein

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

Robert A. Heinlein

There comes a time in the life of every human when he or she must decide to risk ‘his life, his fortune and his sacred honor’ on an outcome dubious. Those who fail the challenge are merely overgrown children, can never be anything else.

Robert A. Heinlein

There is no such thing as a humane war.

Robert A. Heinlein

Time was when I was immune to emotional shocks. But as I get older, I don’t get tougher; I get softer.

Robert A. Heinlein

To assess the intelligence of a committee, divide the IQ of its stupidest member by the number of members.

Robert A. Heinlein

To permit irresponsible authority is to sell disaster.

Robert A. Heinlein