Friday, June 18, 2004

Are These the Only Two Choices?

John T. Kennedy, while perusing Billy Beck’s virtual library, came across the entry for the tome Atlas Shrugged. Upon reading Beck’s short commentary for the book, John posts some comments which compare the characters John Galt and Howard Roark, two characters I admire from Ayn’s writing, among others, and offers this concluding statement.

"I recommend Roark’s more natural individualism over Galt’s wishful collective program. Roark always pursued his goals by doing the business he wanted to do. His progress and his happiness did not depend on the enlightenment of an arbitrary number on men - one individual would suffice."

I understand JTK’s thought, here, but I think if there were more individuals who emulated Roark, Galt’s goals could be realized.  Interesting to think about.

“Galt Or Roark?"

Posted by John Venlet on 06/18 at 02:32 AM
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