“He who dares not offend cannot be honest.”
-Thomas Paine, The Forester’s Letters, Letter III—’To Cato’, Pennsylvania Journal (24 April 1776).
Tag: Quotes
Thomas Paine: “Belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man”
“It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man.”
–Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason (1852 edition), p.205.
What Is A Rebel?
“What is a rebel? A man who says no.”
–Albert Camus, The Rebel
Robert Heinlein Quote on Human Violence
The capacity of the human mind for swallowing nonsense and spewing it forth in violent and repressive action has never yet been plumbed.
-Robert Heinlein, Revolt in 2100, 1953
Specialization Is For Insects
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.
Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, 1973