Sep 30, 2021
In Ayn Rand’s novel, The Fountainhead, the character Howard Roark embodies the virtue of egoism. In the climactic courtroom speech he says:
“The creators were not selfless. It is the whole secret of their power—that it was self-sufficient, self-motivated, self-generated. A first cause, a fount of energy, a life...
Sep 23, 2021
General George S. Patton ranks among the greatest military leaders in history. His WWII victory in the Battle of the Bulge broke the spirit of the Nazis. His personal goal was to drive to Berlin to shoot Hitler. After the war he wanted to force the Russians out of Germany and as far east as possible.
Sep 16, 2021
“If a drought strikes them, animals perish—man builds irrigation canals; if a flood strikes them, animals perish—man builds dams; if a carnivorous pack attacks them, animals perish—man writes the Constitution of the United States.” Ayn Rand
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Sep 9, 2021
Carl Sagan advocated rational inquiry and popularized the scientific method on television. More than 500 million people, in 60 countries, viewed his 13-part PBS series, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.
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Sep 2, 2021
“You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory. Victory at all costs...For without victory there is no survival.” When Winston Churchill said these words he was criticized as a warmonger by intellectuals and politicians. The public, however, loved it.
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