Tigermike 3,029 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Edmund Burke The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles. Ayn Rand, Hypocrisy can afford to be magnificent in its promises; for never intending to go beyond promises; it costs nothing. Edmund Burke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbo 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 What the Fu@# are you talking about?????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,029 Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Actually I said nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strychnine 1,802 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles. Ayn Rand, What is the context of that quote? Did it come from "For the New Intellectual"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,029 Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles. Ayn Rand, What is the context of that quote? Did it come from "For the New Intellectual"? 211761[/snapback] Actually I got it from the quote page, but it originated here: Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, 1966 http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Ayn_Rand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strychnine 1,802 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Actually I got it from the quote page, but it originated here: Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, 1966 That would have been my second guess. Probably should read both again since I got caught with my pants down not remembering something. Read much Ayn Rand yourself, or none at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,029 Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Actually I got it from the quote page, but it originated here: Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, 1966 That would have been my second guess. Probably should read both again since I got caught with my pants down not remembering something. Read much Ayn Rand yourself, or none at all? 211793[/snapback] Some, but it has been a while. I was looking thru the quote page and liked that particular quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strychnine 1,802 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Some, but it has been a while. I was looking thru the quote page and liked that particular quote. 211802[/snapback] You should refresh yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,029 Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Some, but it has been a while. I was looking thru the quote page and liked that particular quote. 211802[/snapback] You should refresh yourself. 211837[/snapback] It's recruiting season now, I will put that on my list of things to do, maybe. If I remember correctly Ayn Rand, was somewhat full of herself and she has a fairly large cult following. What is your opinion of her and her writings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottomfeeder 244 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 Here is a quote to ponder "A president who breaks the law is a threat to the very structure of our government. Our Founding Fathers were adamant that they had established a government of laws and not men. Indeed, they recognized that the structure of government they had enshrined in our Constitution - our system of checks and balances - was designed with a central purpose of ensuring that it would govern through the rule of law. As John Adams said: "The executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them, to the end that it may be a government of laws and not of men." An executive who arrogates to himself the power to ignore the legitimate legislative directives of the Congress or to act free of the check of the judiciary becomes the central threat that the Founders sought to nullify in the Constitution - an all-powerful executive too reminiscent of the King from whom they had broken free." Guess who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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