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Old 01-10-2009, 10:34 AM
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Here is a direct quote from Atlas Shrugged ..., Ayn Rand ..."Just as man can`t exist without his body , so no rights can exist without the right to translate one`s rights into reality - to think , to work and to keep the results - which means the right of property . The doctrine that " human rights" are superior to property rights simply means that some human beings have the right to make property out of others , since the competent have nothing to gain from the incompetent, it means the right of the incompetent to own their betters and to use them as productive cattle . "
Yes , I`m picking one part , but to me , this sound familiar .... like exactly what`s happening today ???
As she pointed out in her book , the way to bring this to a halt is for the productive to stop being productive . I had a friend of mine who turned down a promotion and a raise because his taxes would have gone up so much , he would actually take home less than before the raise .
Who is John Galt ?? He is a/her symbol of all the productive people who actually make things work and produce .
Freddie ... congratulations on having the students read Anthem .... hopefully , it made some of them think ... which is all too rare today .

Bob
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