An armed society is a polite society.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Gun rights Guns

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Mordan Claude

Author

Robert A. Heinlein

Source

Beyond This Horizon

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Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1942 1940s 20th century

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United States

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Heinlein, Robert A [published as Anson MacDonald]. "Beyond This Horizon." Astounding Science Fiction, Apr. 1942 - May 1942.

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