Heinlein Channels Rand
Posted by Hiraghm 10 years, 6 months ago to Philosophy
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.
This is known as "bad luck." - Robert A. Heinlein
This is known as "bad luck." - Robert A. Heinlein
SOURCE URL: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein
In one scene, the boy, Kip, is busy growing his body back, when the little girl, Peewee, a genius, makes a verbal gaffe. Kip is about to rub her nose in it when he remembers the words of his father:
"Some people insist that “mediocre” is better than “best.” They delight in clipping wings because they themselves can’t fly. They despise brains because they have none. Pfah! "
Anybody else immediately think, "Obamacare"?