"it is thus necessary that the individual should finally come to realize that his own ego is of no importance in comparison with the existence of his nation; that the position of the individual ego is conditioned solely by the interests of the nation as a whole ... that above all the unity of a nation's spirit and will are worth far more than the freedom of the spirit and will of and individual..."
"This state of mind . which subordinates the interests of the ego to the conservation of the community , is really the first premise for every truly human culture ... the basic attitude from which such activity arises, we call - to distinguish it from egoism and selfishness - idealism. By this we understand only the individual's capacity to make sacrifices for the community, for his fellow men."
these statements were made in our century by the leader of a major Western nation. His countrymen regarded his viewpoint as uncontroversial. His political program implemented it faithfully.
The statements were made by Adolph Hitler. He was explaining the moral philosophy of Nazism.
Leonard Peikoff, The Ominous Parallels, 13
Also sounds like today’s Clinton Communitarians who work toward Commonism!
The movie, “The Fountainhead,” based on the individualistic novel by Ayn Rand, will be shown on Turner Classic Movies at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern today, Saturday