This question of legal plunder must be settled once and for all, and there are only three ways to settle it: The few plunder the many. Everybody plunders everybody. Nobody plunders anybody. We must make our choice among limited plunder, … Continue reading
Category: Quotations
Consider the Alternative
‘The only thing worse than being exploited by capitalism is not being exploited by capitalism.” -Joan Violet Robinson
Erich Fromm on Love
‘Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise to love each other forever. A feeling comes and it may go. How can … Continue reading
From Savage to Individual (Ayn Rand)
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. —Ayn Rand
Inferiority Leads to Power Lust (Adler)
The greater the feeling of inferiority that has been experienced, the more powerful is the urge to conquest and the more violent the emotional agitation. — Alfred Adler, psychological theorist Be sure to “friend” Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search … Continue reading
Happiness Is Not Standing Still
Happiness consists in activity. It is running stream, not a stagnant pool. — John Mason Good Be sure to “friend” Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage … Continue reading
Predict This (Alan Kay)
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. — Alan Kay Be sure to “friend” Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in … Continue reading
Hard to Explain (Ayn Rand)
‘The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.’ — Ayn Rand
The Middle Isn’t Always Golden
‘Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.’ Thomas Paine
Big Government, Small Lives (Mark Steyn)
But small government gives you big freedoms–and Big Government leaves you with very little freedom. The opposite of Big Government is not small government, but Big Liberty. The bailout and the stimulus and the budget and the trillion-dollar deficits are … Continue reading
What You Really Need (Rollo May)
You can live without a father who accepts you, but you cannot live without a world that makes some sense to you. — Rollo May Be sure to “friend” Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach … Continue reading
Peak Experiences (Abraham Maslow)
“The person in peak-experiences feels himself, more than other times, to be the responsible, active, creating center of his activities and of his perceptions. He feels more like a prime-mover, more self-determined (rather than caused, determined, helpless, dependent, passive, weak, … Continue reading