A Human Being Should Be Able To Change A Diaper, Plan An Invasio

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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,
and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-- Robert A. Heinlein, The Notebooks of Lazarus Long

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