“Progress never defines its ultimate objective but thrusts its victims at once into an infinite series,' Mr. [John Crowe] Ransom said' 'Industrialism,' he declared, 'is rightfully a menial, of almost miraculous cunning, but no intelligence; it needs to be strongly governed, or it will destroy the economy of the household. Only a community of tough conservative habit can master it.” NeedsSaidCommunityEconomyProgressMastersHabitToughUltimateInfiniteVictimSeriesConservativeObjectivesHouseholdCunningMiraculousThrustRansom Author:Richard M. Weaver
“Needless to say, under either system [socialism or fascism], the inequalities of income and standard of living are greater than anything possible under a free economy -- and a man's position is determined, not by his productive ability and achievement, but by political pull and force. Under both systems, sacrifice is invoked as a magic, omnipotent solution in any crisis -- and "the public good" is the altar on which victims are immolated.” MenPoliticalForceAbilityEconomyGreaterMagicSacrificePositionAchievementSolutionsStandardsCrisisVictimDeterminedIncomeSocialismInequalityProductiveFascismAltarsStandards Of LivingOmnipotentPublic GoodFree Economy Book:The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z
“What have the masses been clamoring for? Jobs and welfare, and they got 'em. They've also got unions and managements like two armies converting the whole economy into a battleground with the customers as victims, except that the victims are also in the army. They think in battle terms by day and like customers at night.” ThinkingTwoWholeWisdomJobsNightPoliticsTermEconomyBattleMassArmyManagementVictimUnionsCustomersWelfareLiberalismEmsConvertingBattleground Author:Louis O. Kelso
“The consumer today is the victim of the manufacturer who launches on him a regiment of products for which he must make room in his soul.” SoulTodayRoomsEconomyProductsVictimAdvertisingConsumersConsumerism Book:The humanist in the bathtub Source: The humanist in the bathtub
“Revenge for a terror attack is ideal for Putin's model. His propaganda machine will be filled with scenes of crash victims if [Vladimir] Putin sees the need for a larger war to stoke his domestic support again as the Russian economy teeters.” IfsNeedsWarSupportEconomySceneModelsIdealsMachinesVictimFilledTerrorRevengePropagandaCrashPutinStokeTerror AttacksRussian Economy Author:Garry Kasparov
“Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.'” PeopleThinkingWarProblemEconomyCircumstancesVictimThreatTerrorism Author:Stephen Covey
“If that's true and the rate stays like that for another 40 years, there's a good probability that somebody who is active in the credit economy for that period of time might be a victim. But that's not a given.” IfsYearsMightGivenEconomyPeriodsVictimRateCreditActiveProbability Author:Keith Anderson
“Common sense! It's nothing more than common sense for the preservation of our culture, the preservation of our country, the preservation and growth of our economy. And yet Jim Acosta and Glenn Thrush - and everybody in the press corps and practically every other Democrat - hears this and the only reaction they have is, "No compassion! No compassion for the less fortunate! No compassion for the victims of the world!"” WorldCountryCultureGrowthCommonCompassionEconomyVictimDemocratCommon SenseNo Compassion Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Even small cults are a serious cost on the world economy, to victims, their families, employers, friends, and credit-card companies.” WorldCompanyEconomySeriousCostVictimCreditCardsCultEmployersCredit CardWorld Economy Author:Keith Henson