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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Malrassic ParkMalrassic Park Date: Sep 6, 2008 07:24
On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:31:09 -0700 (PDT), The tragedy of balding men
with long hair gmail.com> wrote:
>It's labor whose shoulders economic greatness is hoisted upon. I'm
>all for celebrating the accomplishments of the visionaries and
>geniuses who have guided and directed our progress, but let's not fool
>ourselves into believing that those accomplishments could have
>happened without labor. And by visionaries and geniuses, I don't mean
>those who just happen to have a load of money to invest. I'm talking
>about those people who through their intellectual and creative
>abilities brought civilization new and better products and services.
It's genius whose shoulders economic greatness is hoisted on. I'm all
for celebrating the accomplishments of laborers, but let's not fool
ourselves into believing that those accomplishments could have
happened without the geniuses. And by laborers, I don't mean those who
just happen to have a lot of muscle to invest. I'm talking about those
people who through their work ethic have brought civilization new and
better products and services.
--
" If I had remembered that the name 'Galt' appears
in one of her books, I would have chosen a different
name for my character."
Stephen R. Donaldson, "Gradual Interview"
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