The Keystone of Tyranny
Heinlein was not “just” a writer: in 1980 he was a member of the Citizens Advisory Council on National Space Policy….
Quotation
The Advantage You Never Had?
The quote is from Heinlein’s 1973 book Time Enough for Love, which has another gem that’s right up my alley: “Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”
Wordy but Worth It
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English writer, philosopher, and Christian apologist.
Is He Looking at You?
Saramonowicz (1965– ) is a Polish director, actor, journalist and screenwriter. (Photo: Saramonowicz in 2015, CC2.0 by Fryta 73 on Flickr, cropped.)
Looks Like Wrath Found Him
Ricardo Montalbán in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Khan liked to quote Melville.
Let Me Say It Again
A French author, Gide (1869-1951) won the 1947 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Humble Heroes
An old friend of mine, Jerry could be really profound. He was speaking of my site HeroicStories. Another of his quotes…
Unlike the Clowns We Have for Politicians
An Irish reporter’s take on the British Royal Family after Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, went public with why they left the U.K.
Worth Remembering
Another Durantism: “Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos.” — and he ought to know.
Sometimes
Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence.