Proposition: America Could Not Have Been Founded By Objectivists
Posted by deleted 11 years, 4 months ago to History
Check out the Founding Fathers... the *sacrifices* they made way outside the reward they got. Many of them were financially ruined. Many had their health ruined. Many never lived to see the rewards which their sacrifices wrought.
George Washington could have been king; had he been an objectivist, he might well have become king, or been the cause of another becoming king.
Here he argues the men of the military into sacrificing value-for-value.
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/was...
" "Gentlemen," said Washington, "you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in the service of my country."
In that single moment of sheer vulnerability, Washington's men were deeply moved, even shamed, and many were quickly in tears, now looking with great affection at this aging man who had led them through so much. Washington read the remainder of the letter, then left without saying another word, realizing their sentiments."
John Galt would never manipulate his men so. Then again, he'd never have "his men". Except in Rand's fictional world where she can induce the emotion of undeserved loyalty from the aether.
George Washington could have been king; had he been an objectivist, he might well have become king, or been the cause of another becoming king.
Here he argues the men of the military into sacrificing value-for-value.
http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/was...
" "Gentlemen," said Washington, "you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in the service of my country."
In that single moment of sheer vulnerability, Washington's men were deeply moved, even shamed, and many were quickly in tears, now looking with great affection at this aging man who had led them through so much. Washington read the remainder of the letter, then left without saying another word, realizing their sentiments."
John Galt would never manipulate his men so. Then again, he'd never have "his men". Except in Rand's fictional world where she can induce the emotion of undeserved loyalty from the aether.
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In reference to Robbie's comment, I agree that modern management theory includes the input from the workers but they don't usually get additional permanent compensation for their participation unless they are stockholders or participate in a ESPP. I do have to make an exception for Wall Street where folks make continual astronomical bonuses for continually fleecing investors.
Modernized spelling and language usage, recall that in excess of 150 years had passed since the completion of the KJV.
Organizational - the three themes of scripture weren't placed into as organized groupings in the KJB as Jefferson desired. He sought to place the historical, poetic and prophetical divisions in a more reasoned order. He wrote that he believed that this would allow easier access to new converts, would this have been a better method over the existing date based style found in the KJB. Since he abandoned this attempt, we are not sure.
Lastly he wanted a pure product of American production as I already have mentioned.
As for the interactions between Adams and Jefferson, yes their history was varied over the many decades they knew one another. I'm not at home right now and missing my computer and library, I'm sailing such waters with just a single paddle. I'll just be forced to pass on any further comments about them until I get out of this hospital and back home.
Good night all.
I also propose that the best example of this is companies that have an employee stock purchase program, thereby allowing the worker to become owners of the company in a small part furthering their personal investment in their work and the business overall.
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