Objectivism & Politics, Part 56 - 0 views
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When asked, “Why don’t you approve of the Libertarians, thousands of whom are loyal readers of your works?” Rand responded:Because Libertarians are a monstrous, disgusting bunch of people: they plagiarize my ideas when that fits their purpose, and they denounce me in a more vicious manner than any communist publication, when that fits their purpose. They are lower than any pragmatists, and what they hold against Objectivism is morality. They’d like to have an amoral political program.
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ad hominem slur with no logical or objective value whatsoever
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If Rand had to choose between (1) achieving widespread influence for her ideas but not being given credit for them, or (2) never suffering plagiarism but never achieving widespread influence, which would she choose?
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