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The ethics of sex is a thorny problem. each of us is forced to grope for a solution he can live with - in the face of preposterous, unworkable, and evil code of so-called 'morals.' most of us know the code is wrong, almost everybody breaks it. but we pay danegeld by feeling guilty and giving lip service. willy-nilly, the code rides us, dead and stinking, an albatross around the neck.
-Robert A. Heinlein
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The Ethics Of Sex Is A Thorny

Robert A. Heinlein
The ethics of sex is a thorny problem. each of us is forced to grope for a solution he can live with - in the face of preposterous, unworkable, and evil code of so-called 'morals.' most of us know the code is wrong, almost everybody breaks it. but we pay danegeld by feeling guilty and giving lip service. willy-nilly, the code rides us, dead and stinking, an albatross around the neck.
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