“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
Whew! That’s quite a list Robert Heinlein laid out in his novel, “Time Enough for Love.” As we might have deduced, Heinlein, a science-fiction writer, strongly advocated for the virtues of individual liberty and self-reliance in his work.
