Quote of the Day (Robert A. Heinlein, on Rudeness and ‘A Dying Culture’)

“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”—American science-fiction writer, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), Friday (1982)

Well, in at least one case, large-scale public rudeness can precipitate a riot.