He had learned that close-held secrets could often be cracked by going all the way to the top and there making himself unbearably unpleasant. He knew that such twisting of the tiger's tail was dangerous, for he understood the psychopathology of great power.
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Robert A. Heinlein was a 20th-century American author and engineer. Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction author, 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. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Leadership — Guiding others with vision, integrity, and purpose
- Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power