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Lazarus Long is the main character in the Roboert Heinlein book, "Time Enough For Love." More of a manifesto for polyamory than just about anything else, the book is about Lazarus, who was born in the early part of the 20th Century and had lived for thousands of years, thanks to a selective breeding project and some kind of cloning-like technology.

The book has several ministories, where he relates various experiences, but the thin that stands out are the maxims he lists. hte tile of today's entry being one of them.

Below are a few of my favorite.

"Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny."

"The greatest productive force is human selfishness."

"You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once."

"Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal that does this to himself"

"Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse"

"Natural laws have no pity."

"It is impossible for a man to love his wife wholeheartedly without loving all women somewhat. I suppose that the converse must be true of women."

- Having falling in love on a BART thousands of times myself, I can vouch for this one.

"Never appeal to a man's "better nature". He may not have one. Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage"

"Your enemy is never a villain in his own eyes. Keep this in mind; it may offer a way to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate - and quickly."

And this one has been told to me by others in differing varieties -

"Never frighten a little man. He'll kill you."

Finally, I give you this nugget to gnaw on, for I believe in it wholeheartedly.

"If you are in a society that votes then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures to vote for ... but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. In case of doubt, vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong.

If this is too blind for your taste, consult some well-meaning fool (there is always one around) and ask him his advice. Then vote the other way. This enables you to be a good citizen (if such a thing is your wish) without spending the enormous amount of time on it that truly intelligent exercise of franchise requires"

So, do your part, and vote the bastards out. Especially nutjobs like Frist, and his ilk.