Robert A. Heinlein on Religion
Browse 3 quotations attributed to Robert A. Heinlein, catalogued under Religion, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Robert A. Heinlein, entry #24684: "Three things only do slaves require, food, work, and their gods, and of the three their gods must never be touched, else they grow troublesome."
Attributed to Robert A. Heinlein, entry #64214: "Since Thorby had no talent he became an actor."
3 Quotes by Robert A. Heinlein on Religion
"Three things only do slaves require, food, work, and their gods, and of the three their gods must never be touched, else they grow troublesome."
"Since Thorby had no talent he became an actor."
"When had a slave religion proved anything but an aid to the conqueror? Slaves needed a wailing wall; they went into their temples, prayed to their gods to deliver them from oppression, and came out to work in the fields and factories, relaxed and made harmless by the emotional catharsis of prayer."