Man, I never realized how out of whack that is with Christian values; even if it does hit some of the same notes, and reaches some of the same conclusions.
“Man, I never realized how out of whack that is with Christian values; even if it does hit some of the same notes, and reaches some of the same conclusions.”
A littlke like the story of the three blind men examining an elephant...one thinks it looks like a snake, one that it is like a tree trunk, the other that it looks like a huge leaf...the entirety is hard to understand when you look at any work in small pieces...in my opinion...this speech is just a little piece of the Rand puzzle...although, I confess I do not see the clash of values as religious v not religious, I guess, rather than, as you say, the end result is, I should help people because I want to not because I must...I’m not sure of the value judgement, but I know we crippled millions with entitlements in the 60’s up to the 90’s and are still reaping the damages that the great society brought about, only to watch the great society II gaining speed...
Rand did not like Christianity. Like most works, you have to use your own mind and heart as a sieve. She really gets the distinction between producers and mouchers and how enabling the mouchers destroys us all.