Robert A. Heinlein Quotes
A managed democracy is a wonderful thing... for the managers... and its greatest strength is a 'free press' when 'free' is defined as 'responsible' and the managers define what is 'irresponsible'.
Heinlein, Robert A. Time Enough for Love. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973.
There was a well orchestrated Congressional effort to pass a Constitutional Amendment to prohibit flag burning. There had been no recent incident of flag burning and there had been little or no flag burning for decades since the Vietnam War. Yet a small group of Congressmen had managed to get the issue onto the American national political agenda by skillful manipulation of the media and excellent PR.
This was Moyers paraphrase if Chomsky’s position to which Chomsky agreed.
This is a very interesting historical quotation. German leaders were aware of the risk of propaganda by demagogues leading people astray. Lerchenfeld thought this was true of all people, but the Germans seem to have been more susceptible to propaganda and demagogues than most peoples. Adolf Hitler used this weakness and the Germans destroyed much of Europe and Germany as well in WWII.
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction. His published works, both fiction and non-fiction, express admiration for competence and emphasize the value of critical thinking. His work continues to have an influence on the science-fiction genre, and on modern culture more generally.
