Secrecy and Tyranny – Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

„Secrecy is the keystone to all tyranny. Not force, but secrecy and censorship. When any government or church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, "This you may not read, this you must not know," the end result is tyranny and oppression, no matter how holy the motives. Mighty little force is needed to control a man who has been hoodwinked in this fashion; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, whose mind is free. No, not the rack nor the atomic bomb, not anything. You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him.“

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Robert A. Heinlein was an American science fiction author, known for his influential works and critical views on society and freedom.

A pointed quotation by Heinlein on secrecy, censorship, and the importance of intellectual freedom in a political context.


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Robert Anson Heinlein (1907–1988) was one of the most influential American science fiction writers of the 20th century. He was known for his critically satirical and socially conscious novels that often addressed political and philosophical themes such as freedom, individualism, and social control. Heinlein significantly shaped the genre and influenced generations of writers.

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