Question About the Tunnel Scene in Atlas Shrugged
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Alex Epstein regarding AR quote. I have noticed several posts in here regarding Mr. Epstein and his book and Congressional hearing video. I have linked to the hearing, in which he smacks down Barbara Boxer) He is an O who formerly worked for ARI (Ayn Rand Institute) and now heads up his own organization. Thought I'd bring up the topic for those who have read Atlas Shrugged. :
"In Atlas Shrugged, in the sequence dealing with the tunnel catastrophe, I list the train passengers who were philosophically responsible for it, in hierarchical order, from the less guilty to the guiltiest. The last one on the list is a humanitarian who had said: 'The men of ability? I do not care what or if they are made to suffer. They must be penalized in order to support the incompetent. Frankly, I do not care whether this is just or not. I take pride in not caring to grant any justice to the able, where mercy to the needy is concerned.'" -- Ayn Rand
I don't understand what kind of "hierarchical order" AR is referring to here given the sequence of passengers. Anyone know?
Alex Epstein regarding AR quote. I have noticed several posts in here regarding Mr. Epstein and his book and Congressional hearing video. I have linked to the hearing, in which he smacks down Barbara Boxer) He is an O who formerly worked for ARI (Ayn Rand Institute) and now heads up his own organization. Thought I'd bring up the topic for those who have read Atlas Shrugged. :
"In Atlas Shrugged, in the sequence dealing with the tunnel catastrophe, I list the train passengers who were philosophically responsible for it, in hierarchical order, from the less guilty to the guiltiest. The last one on the list is a humanitarian who had said: 'The men of ability? I do not care what or if they are made to suffer. They must be penalized in order to support the incompetent. Frankly, I do not care whether this is just or not. I take pride in not caring to grant any justice to the able, where mercy to the needy is concerned.'" -- Ayn Rand
I don't understand what kind of "hierarchical order" AR is referring to here given the sequence of passengers. Anyone know?
SOURCE URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxGZb2GgdaM
