 ...academic philosophers, who ought to have been Rand's allies in helping young people to knowledge, instead proved to be her enemies. Philosophy courses, with some honorable exceptions, seemed designed to leave students with the impression that philosophy means never having to say you are certain.
Ron Merrill
The Ideas of Ayn Rand
The key thing to remember is that what is history to us, was politics to them. We have the benefit of hindsight; we know how it all came out. But if we really want to learn from history, we have to try to understand, not just what happened, but how it appeared to the people who lived at the time.
Ron Merrill
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