Jan Coffey wrote:
>
>> Actually, they are Heinlein's words, and the full quote is:
>>
>> "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good
>> when one may have to back up his acts with his life."
>> -Robert A. Heinlein, Beyond the Horizon, 1942
>
> I do in fact agree with Heinlein on many things. And while
> we have some agreement on this issue, (we would be on the
> same side of the arguement here). I do not exactly agree
> with this statement.
>
This statemente is totally false. Just look at any
armed society - like a slum, or an area under the
control of a terrorist group - and check if people
are polite there.
Alberto Monteiro
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