"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn aSome of the things above you could learn from mom.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."
Drill Press
Dwight Clark Shepler
Oil on canvas, 1945 from Navy Art Collection
— Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
Happy Mother's Day!
Was wondering when that one would pop up. My favorite.
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