/lit/ - Literature

One of the most important thinkers of our time. It's his birthday today, say something nice about him.

Leftists have a hard time accepting economics, which teaches that social patterns arise from human behavior, but gladly swallow sociology, which teaches that the patterns determine our behavior.

“I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.”

Whoah.. he's right.

"Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good."

Has anyone refuted him yet?

“Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export.... Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea -- in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ”

Whoa, he's right.

"If people differ radically in performance why is it surprising that they also differ radically in rewards? And if we’re determined to equalize, can we equalize upward or only downward? Can you make a mediocre golfer another Tiger Woods or only penalize Tiger for being better?"

Well, /lit/?

Authors that hasn't written a bad piece.

Suddenly contemporary society makes sense.

*ahem*

*is right*

He is right, you know.

Read his books.

To what extent should people be encouraged to suffer as a means to strengthen character?

Is the experience of independent triumph more valuable than the comfort of being accommodated in ones strife?

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