[Lurker]

“Did you really think we want those laws observed?” said Dr. Ferris. “We want them to be broken. You’d better get it straight that it’s not a bunch of boy scouts you’re up against... We’re after power and we mean it... There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced or objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt. Now that’s the system, Mr. Reardon, that’s the game, and once you understand it, you’ll be much easier to deal with.” - Ayn Rand, ‘Atlas Shrugged’ 1957

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[Roccus]

YUP. Read it in the 60’s...and in the 70’s...and in the 80’s...and in the 90’s.

When I first moved to WV from NYC in ‘02, I had a conversation with a young college student. She had just taken a trip to Fun City and she asked me, “Why do they have so many rules in New York?” I pretty much replied with my tag line. Three days later I gave her a copy of the book. The last time I saw her (still in ‘02) she was carrying it around with a highlight pen as a bookmark.

[stevie_d_64]

The movie is coming out soon brother Lurker...