dont be a carpet for men's dirty feet .....

This is about how to survive.
This is about endurance.

This is about defiance.
This is, most of all, about refusal.

The refusal one gives inside, when one is in every other way powerless.
I am not what you see me as, I am not what you want me to be, I am not what you or anyone may tell me I am---I am my self.

You can call me but you cannot name me.
You can trap me but you will not keep me.
You can hit me but I will always, always, hit you back,

even knowing you will hit me harder for it.
I will hit you back because to accept your blow without hitting back is to say I deserve it.

This is about strength. This is about bravery.


http://mycyberaffair.blogspot.com/

This is about my friend, Mermaid Girl and her post today.

I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.Edna St. Vincent Millay, Dirge Without Music

AYN RAND go west, son ...

Contents
Where an essay is by an author other than Rand, the author's name is noted in square brackets.
Introduction
The Objectivist Ethics
Mental Health versus Mysticism and Self-Sacrifice [Nathaniel Branden]
The Ethics of Emergencies
The "Conflicts" of Men's Interests
Isn't Everyone Selfish? [Nathaniel Branden]
The Psychology of Pleasure [Nathaniel Branden]
Doesn't Life Require Compromise?
How Does One Lead a Rational Life in an Irrational Society?
The Cult of Moral Grayness
Collectivized Ethics
The Monument Builders
Man's Rights
Collectivized "Rights"
The Nature of Government
Government Financing in a Free Society
The Divine Right of Stagnation
Racism
Counterfeit Individualism [Nathaniel Branden]
The Argument from Intimidation
Index
Related Links
Excerpts from essays in this book:
From the Introduction
On "black and white" morality -- from "The Cult of Moral Grayness"
Racism as a form of collectivism -- from "Racism"
Homepage of Nathaniel Branden
Reviews, Criticism and Analysis
The following perspectives on this book are available online:
Critique by Michael Huemer of "The Objectivist Ethics."
Review by Orrin C. Judd at BrothersJudd.com.
Notes by Tucker Lieberman summarizing each essay from the book.
Note: Essays that critique Rand's ethical theories in general are not included here, only essays that comment specifically on this book or one of its chapters.
Additional keywords: Ann Rand, Anne Rand, Ayn Rad, Ayn Ran, Any Rand, virtues of selfishness, cult of moral greyness
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