“It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.”

About Larry Niven

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Laurence van Cott Niven is a celebrated American science fiction author renowned for his hard science fiction style. He is best known for his award-winning novel Ringworld (1970), which is part of his larger Known Space...

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