Robert Shea

(1933–1994) Writer United States

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Robert Shea was a writer from the United States, best known for All Things Are Lights.

Quick Facts About Robert Shea

Born: February 14, 1933
Died: March 10, 1994
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: All Things Are Lights
Spouse: Patricia Monaghan

About Robert Shea

Robert Joseph Shea was an American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science fantasy trilogy Illuminatus! It became a cult success and was later turned into a marathon-length stage show put on at the British National Theatre and elsewhere. In 1986 it won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. Shea went on to write several action novels based in exotic historical settings.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame

Quotes by Robert Shea · Page 2

Because the better an organization is at fulfilling its purpose, the more it attracts people who see the organization as an opportunity…

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Advance

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You are attached to what you attack.

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Attached

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“However, in the 16th century, in Afghanistan, the Illuminated Ones (Roshinaya) picked up the original tactics of the Order of Assassins. They…

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Just as predatory animals follow a similar general design and behave in similar ways, so organizations, especially those in competition with one…

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Animals

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Anyone who seeks power wants absolute power.

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Absolute

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To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule of behavior is enough to get one…

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Behavior

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That the more authoritarian organizations survive and prevail goes generally unnoticed because people focus on the objectives of organizations, which are many…

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Authoritarian

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