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This has been on my list forever to read but never got around to it. Had I known that it was less than 100 pages and only an hour or so read, I might have gotten there sooner.
Anthem is the story of Equality 7-2521, who is growing to manhood after a period called "the Unmentionable Times". He has reached his 15th year and is about to be assigned to his life's work by the Council of Vocations. However, Equality 7-2521 feels that there is something wrong with him as he does not always thinks the sa ...more
Anthem is the story of Equality 7-2521, who is growing to manhood after a period called "the Unmentionable Times". He has reached his 15th year and is about to be assigned to his life's work by the Council of Vocations. However, Equality 7-2521 feels that there is something wrong with him as he does not always thinks the sa ...more
Yes, ego is not all bad, but it's not all good either. Rand makes sense to me when she enlightens about the downfalls of socialism. I'm a Marxist in its ideality but it's inherently corrupt in its application as humans are inherently corrupt. I have to draw lines on the goodness of the ego that Rand lays out at the end... "it is my will which chooses and the choice of my will is the only edict I must respect." I certainly can't, unless it is in line with the will of God. My happiness cannot be t
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