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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: Solon who wrote (12461)4/26/2001 8:48:41 PM
From: average joe  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
Follow either one - not both. The idea is bizarre. I though so to at first but not anymore. You're jumping into this a little late and you obviously have not read the last few posts. #reply-15691884

Rand said: "Always act in accordance with the hierarchy of your values and never sacrifice a greater value to a lesser one."

Suppose, then, that I regard the death of a starving Eritrean as a more serious matter than my own material comfort -- I regard saving his life as more important than my middle class comforts. Then Rand's principle would appear to say: I should help the starving Eritrean.

Ayn Rand never said you should not give money to a beggar on the street. She simply pointed out that beggar on the street (or where ever) does not have a lien on your wallet.

brindedcow.umd.edu

or here for your viewing pleasure

google.com

If making bosals out of cheese cloth was your raison d'etre Ayn Rand would have supported it.
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