I wanted to hearten people up a little bit after a very hard week, so I went hunting for an Ayn Rand quote that might make Objectivists feel good about the work they did and inspire them to keep fighting and keep living out their values. Here's what I found (from The Virtue of Selfishness):
"The virtue of Pride can best be described by the term: “moral ambitiousness.” It means that one must earn the right to hold oneself as one’s own highest value by achieving one’s own moral perfection—which one achieves by never accepting any code of irrational virtues impossible to practice and by never failing to practice the virtues one knows to be rational—by never accepting an unearned guilt and never earning any, or, if one has earned it, never leaving it uncorrected—by never resigning oneself passively to any flaws in one’s character—by never placing any concern, wish, fear or mood of the moment above the reality of one’s own self-esteem. And, above all, it means one’s rejection of the role of a sacrificial animal, the rejection of any doctrine that preaches self-immolation as a moral virtue or duty."
And now, the carnival:
Jared Rhoads presents All talk, no debate posted at The Lucidicus Project, saying, "Enough with the bickering over budgetary minutiae; House Democrats and Republicans need to oppose this bill on fundamental principles."
Rachel Miner presents Tool: Capturing the Precious Times posted at The Playful Spirit, saying, "I share some tools which have added much joy for me by helping me capture the precious moments of parenting. There are so many experiences that are both easy to forget and worthy of remembering."
Joseph Kellard presents Did Students Heed My Career Advice? posted at The American Individualist, saying, ""My deeper purpose in telling students all of this was to get them to take my experiences as a guide for how to start thinking about their own potential careers and career choices.""
James Hughes presents The Nature of Consciousness Vs. Religious concepts posted at We Don't Need God, saying, "This is an article contrasting the nature of consciousness with religious concepts like god and the soul."
C.W. presents "Eliminating Reserve Requirements" posted at Krazy Economy, saying, "There are plenty of krazy ideas running around to worry about, but this isn't one of them. You might have seen this concern posted. It just indicates that the poster has no idea what he is talking about."
Ron Pisaturo presents The Limitless Unreason of the Left posted at Ron Pisaturo's Blog, saying, "This is my first submission to the Objectivist Roundup."
Sandi Trixx presents Health Care Reform as Slavery (or Government as Our Master) posted at Sandi Trixx, saying, "I propose that the health care reform bill is a violation of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution."
Mike Zemack presents A Monument to Power-Lust posted at Principled Perspectives, saying, "For a lead on the real motives driving Obama and company on their healthcare agenda, some valuable incite can be gained by reading (or re-reading) Ayn Rand's essay THE MONUMENT BUILDERS from her book, The Virtue of Selfishness."
Ron Pisaturo presents They rob our dollars until we need their dimes. posted at Ron Pisaturo's Blog.
Benjamin Skipper presents An Urge to Sacrifice? posted at Musing Aloud, saying, "A question stemming from my personal life: Why do some people insist on continuing to offer assistance despite the fact it's unnecessary and I'm unappreciative of such efforts?"
Julia Campbell presents Fish and Chips posted at the crankin' kitchen!, saying, "A yummy new version of an old classic!"
Diana Hsieh presents The Immediate Effects of ObamaCare posted at NoodleFood, saying, "Now that ObamaCare passed, it's time to pause to refuel... and then get back into the fight!"
Atul Kapur presents Does Katie Really Know Where Taiwan is? posted at Wit Lab, saying, "In this post, I explain that memorization of countries' locations on a map does not actually add to a child's geographical knowledge; but is, in fact, a harmful epistemological practice."
Kelly Elmore presents Book Review: Parenting a Free Child: An Unschooled Life posted at Reepicheep's Coracle, saying, "In this book review, I explain how, despite the similarities of our educational ideas, I have some serious disagreements with Rue Cream's ideas about unschooling."
Paul Hsieh presents Hsieh PJM OpEd: "ObamaCare: The Coming Battles" posted at We Stand FIRM, saying, "We may have lost the first round in the health care battle. But if we follow these principles,the final victory can still be ours."
Trey Givens presents A List of People who Have Called Me Fat posted at Trey Givens, saying, "Well, I think the title of this post speaks for itself. My only question now is whether this counts as a pre-existing condition to Obama."
Benjamin Skipper presents Obamacare Passed: Now What? posted at Benpercent, saying, "While many are understandably dismayed at the passing of Obamacare I cannot help but see it as just one big opportunity for activism. With such a significant number of voters opposed to the legislation can it be expected for America to acquiesce and idly accept its "fate"? Answers for such actions will be sought."
Rational Jenn presents Now THAT'S What I Call a Food Allergy-Friendly Company posted at Rational Jenn, saying, "Amazing! A company that provides really great food allergy information that is NOT coerced by the government! Why in the world would they do such a crazy thing?"
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