The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, 1966

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a 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."

一个人应该能换尿布、策划一场入侵、屠宰一头猪、掌舵一艘船、设计一座建筑、写一首十四行诗、平衡账目、砌一堵墙、接好骨头、安慰临终之人、服从命令、发布命令、协作、独立行动、解方程、分析新问题、铲粪、编程、做一顿美味的饭菜、有效地战斗，并英勇地死去。专业化是昆虫的特性。