djcb comments on Rationality Quotes - August 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: djcb 06 August 2009 05:10:04PM 4 points [-]

"It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man > who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master."

~ Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

[ I'm actually not too fond of objectivism, but this quote is spot-on ]

Comment author: Nominull 06 August 2009 05:42:34PM 0 points [-]

You say "slave morality" like it's a bad thing.

Comment author: djcb 06 August 2009 06:45:30PM 2 points [-]

Could you please explain?

There is no mentioning of slave morality at all; it's about people trying to subjugate others with words like 'sacrifice'.

Even If you see a relation to Nietzsche's master/slave-morality, the quote clearly is not in support of that at all.

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