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All the reasons which make the initiation of physical force an evil, make the retaliatory use of physical force a moral imperative.
Ayn Rand
Capitalism: Who Needs It?- The Nature of Government

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Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 11:53pmSanction this postReply
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I agree with this quote. The truth of this quote makes the self righteous moralizing of pacifists ironic.

For the same reasons that we esteem productivity, we should esteem those few with the courage and ability to preserve and protect the values created by that same productivity.



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