Editing Beyond This Horizon (section)

==In popular culture==
In the Japanese visual novel ''[[Eden*]]'', the term "Felix" is used in the setting to refer to genetically engineered humans with abilities similar to those described in the book, and the connection to Heinlein's work is referred to in dialogue.

[[File:Two complete science adventure books 1952win n7.jpg|thumb|right|''Beyond This Horizon'' was reprinted in ''[[Two Complete Science-Adventure Books]]'' in 1952, appearing under the "Anson McDonald" byline, even though the book edition had been published under Heinlein's own name four years earlier]]

Mordan Claude’s quote "''An armed society is a polite society''" is often cited by pro-gun groups in justifying the proposal of universal carrying of arms.<ref>{{cite magazine | last = Osnos | first = Evan | title = A week of gun violence does nothing to change the NRA's message | magazine = The New Yorker | date =  2016-07-08 | url = https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-silence-and-violence-of-the-n-r-a }}</ref> The context of the quote is usually omitted, though:<ref>{{cite book | last = Heinlein | first = Robert A. | title = Beyond This Horizon | publisher = Baen | edition = 2011 | year = 1942}}</ref>{{Rp|217–218}}
 {{Blockquote|Well, in the first place an armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. For me, politeness is a sine qua non of civilization. That’s a personal evaluation only. But gun-fighting has a strong biological use. We do not have enough things that kill off the weak and the stupid these days. But to stay alive as an armed citizen a man has to be either quick with his wits or with his hands, preferably both.}}