"Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday. In spite of its religious form (giving thanks to God for a good harvest), its essential, secular meaning is a celebration of successful production.
It is a producers holiday.
The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production. Abundance is (or was an ought to be) America's pride - just as it is the pride of American parents that their children need never know starvation."
-Ayn Rand ("Cashing in on Hunger", the Ayn Rand Newsletter)
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4 comments:
snoopy might've taken off his chef's cap when sitting down to sup.
"Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday. In spite of its religious form (giving thanks to God for a good harvest), its essential, secular meaning is a celebration of successful production.
It is a producers holiday.
The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production. Abundance is (or was an ought to be) America's pride - just as it is the pride of American parents that their children need never know starvation."
-Ayn Rand ("Cashing in on Hunger", the Ayn Rand Newsletter)
As fictional as these cartoon characters are, they know much more about values than some of our politicians and most developers.
Thanks for sharing!
George really knows how to throw a wet blanket on things. Maybe he borrowed it from Linus.
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