“There has grown up in the mind of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary to public interest.”

-RA Heinlein in his short story, Life-Line, ©1939

This is why science fiction—and I mean serious science fiction, not the ridiculous Star Trek novels and such—should be read in schools.

Life-Line is published in the Expanded Universe collection. Buy it today at your local used bookstore or from Amazon.