tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105388822488188380.post5891403879854834512..comments2023-12-14T09:39:11.582-05:00Comments on Seagulls and Guns: The facts today and Ayn Rand.aepilot_jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11854001889452895184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105388822488188380.post-16381958492917119752008-09-29T11:09:00.000-04:002008-09-29T11:09:00.000-04:00Here's a timely quote from Rand:"Watch money. Mone...Here's a timely quote from Rand:<BR/><BR/>"Watch money. Money is the barometer of a society’s virtue. When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion–when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing–when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors–when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you–when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice–you may know that your society is doomed."<BR/><BR/><BR/>If you'd like a great explanation of exactly what government manipulations of the economy brought about this mess, read <A HREF="http://www.city-journal.org/html/10_1_the_trillion_dollar.html" REL="nofollow">this article</A> - <B><I>written 8 years ago</I></B> - which predicted the whole thing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256312378571740581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105388822488188380.post-68377516013976843192008-09-26T18:07:00.000-04:002008-09-26T18:07:00.000-04:00The book is more prophetic than I ever wanted to s...The book is more prophetic than I ever wanted to see in my lifetime.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105388822488188380.post-37971051523925414532008-09-26T14:26:00.000-04:002008-09-26T14:26:00.000-04:00Your statements are absolutely correct.Your statements are absolutely correct.Tenurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05508697774184528482noreply@blogger.com