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Atlas Society misquotes Ayn Rand’s ‘Apollo and Dionysus’

In-house rules Apr 05, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

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One of the paradoxes of our age is the fact that the intellectuals, the politicians and all the sundry voices that choke, like asthma, the throat of our communications media have never gasped and stuttered so loudly about their devotion to the public good and about the people’s will as the supreme criterion of value—and never have they been so grossly indifferent to the people.
Rand, Ayn. The Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution (p. 102). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

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One of the paradoxes of our age is that politicians have never stuttered so loudly about their devotion to the public good...and never have they been so grossly indifferent to the people.
https://twitter.com/TheAtlasSociety/status/1775633268777328792

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One‧of‧the‧paradoxes‧of‧our‧age‧is‧the‧fact‧that‧the‧intellectuals,‧the‧politicians‧and‧all‧the‧sundry‧voices‧that‧choke,‧like‧asthma,‧the‧throat‧of‧our‧communications‧media‧have‧never‧gasped‧and‧stuttered‧so‧loudly‧about‧their‧devotion‧to‧the‧public‧good‧and‧about‧the‧people’s‧will‧as‧the‧supreme‧criterion‧of‧value—...and‧never‧have‧they‧been‧so‧grossly‧indifferent‧to‧the‧people.
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and‧all‧the‧sundry‧voices‧that‧choke,‧like‧asthma,‧the‧throat‧of‧our‧communications‧media‧
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stuttered‧so‧loudly‧about‧their‧devotion‧to‧the‧public‧good
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‧and‧about‧the‧people’s‧will‧as‧the‧supreme‧criterion‧of‧value—
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and‧never‧have‧they‧been‧so‧grossly‧indifferent‧to‧the‧people.

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