“The seventh rule of the ethics of means and ends is that generally success or failure is a mighty determinant of ethics. The judgment of history leans heavily on the outcome of success or failure; it spells the difference between the traitor and the patriotic hero. There can be no such thing as a successful traitor, for if one succeeds he becomes a founding father.” IfsMeanEndsFatherDifferencesSuccessfulHeroSucceedJudgmentEthicsOutcomesPatrioticSpellsFoundingTraitorSuccess Or FailureRules For Radicals Book:Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals Source: Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals
“If you look across a host of measures at adoption studies, fraternal v. identical twin studies, twins-raised-apart studies, the history of early childhood intervention research, naturally-occurring experiments, differences between societies, changes over history, and so forth, you tend to come up with nature and nurture as being about equally important: maybe fifty-fifty. The glass is roughly half-full and half-empty.” IfsWorldImportantRealDifferencesHalfStudyChildhoodResearchEmptyRaisedGlassesCome UpExperimentsOutcomesFiftyReal WorldHostAdoptionTwinsNurtureInterventionIdenticalEarly ChildhoodHalf FullHalf EmptyFraternalIdentical Twin Author:Steve Sailer
“The fans made a difference in the outcome of the game. It was one of those games that Florida really did have to beat the team on the field and in the stands.” MadeGamesDifferencesTeamFansFieldsBeatsOutcomesFloridaTigersLsu Author:Gerry DiNardo
“Selfish is an exploitation of others for self; selfless is an exploitation of self for others. Both are extrinsic. ..... Selfness. When selfness prevails, the qualities of others are sometimes used for self and the qualities of self are often extended to others. The basic and key difference is that exploitation is never the object of the outcome.” SelfSometimesUsedDifferencesQualityObjectsKeysSelfishOutcomesSelflessExploitation Author:Bob Samples