"Ayn Rand was a wonderful and gifted woman. In the end, I would like to remember her as that: not as a god; but as a human being--needing to be seen, and heard...and loved."
Very nice tribute. I found another one on this website.
positiveatheism.org
"In my judgment, Ayn Rand is one of the greatest heroes in the history of mankind. What makes her so? Look at the facts of her life: born, raised, educated in a dictatorship, she yearns for political freedom and, alone, defects to America. Raised in a culture dominated by Christianity, by the doctrine of man's sinfulness, she rejects it and fights for the glory of man's mind. Through years of exhausting effort, she writes two of the greatest novels in the history of world literature, struggles to get The Fountainhead published, sees Atlas Shrugged attacked by every major critic, without exception, but breaks through the hostility to achieve great commercial success. She formulates a revolutionary philosophy of reason and individualism, then gives lectures, writes essays and newspaper columns, appears on television and radio, publishes works of non-fiction and more -- in an attempt to reach out to her fellow man with what she knows is a life-giving philosophy. But many of her fellow men are uninterested or antagonistic. The Humanities professors, the literary critics, the educators, are almost unanimously opposed to her books and ideas; they attempt to stonewall her, to shut her out of the universities by means of silence or virulent attack -- but Ayn Rand's words can't be silenced and the philosophical movement she founded continues to slowly but surely grow in influence."
-- Andrew Bernstein, "The Philosophical Foundations of Heroism"
Do you know who performed this song? I'm trying to find the CD with zero luck.
I have seen the sun shine on you, Molly,
Shining down around your golden curls.
There ain't no doubt
As to what you're all about;
Molly, you belong to me.
I have seen the moon shine on you, Molly,
Shining down upon your pearly skin
If I die tonight,
Well at least I have seen the light;
Oh Molly, you belong to me.
I've seen you smile,
I have watched you cry.
I've walked that mile
And I guess in time I'll die.
Dyin' ain't exactly on my mind
Unless I Ain't got you to occupy my time;
Molly, you belong to me.
I have seen the rain fall on you, Molly,
Washing down around your sad blue eyes.
Well the sun may shine and the rain may fall
But without your love, there ain't nothin' at all,
Molly, you belong to me;
Oh Molly, you belong to me. |
