"Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees." - Ayn Rand - Page 2 - Galt's Gulch

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"Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees." - Ayn Rand

Posted by GaltsGulch 9 years, 4 months ago to The Gulch: General

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"Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees." - Ayn Rand

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Posted by random 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.

A quote should be complete in itself. This isn't.

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Posted by edweaver 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.

Agreed! But I'm not agreeing to be agreeable. I really do agree with your statement. :)

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Posted by edweaver 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.

How is that out of context? To be out of context, doesn't it have to apply to something else stated at the time of the quote? That is what I'm looking for.

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Posted by jbrenner 9 years, 4 months ago

This quote is timely, given some of the recent posts.

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Posted by random 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.

This quite says that it is a virtue to disagree with other people, and that being a contrarian is a virtue.

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Posted by edweaver 9 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.

Explain please.

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Posted by random 9 years, 4 months ago

Bad quote out of context.

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