Mark Levin reads Ayn Rand quotes on Friday show
Mark Levin, who I regard as the best of the Clear Channel syndicated Republican talk show hosts, quoted heavily from Rand in his show on Friday, 10/23/2009. Levin, unlike all the other Clear Channel jocks, does not charge for audio from his show. Here is the link - please have a listen - the Rand part starts within 30 seconds: Mark Levin quotes Rand 10/23/2009
http://marklevinshow.com/sectional.asp?id=32930#
He used the quotes from this blog, and read each one in it's entirety - about 5 minutes worth of air-time:
http://appeal2heaven.com/2009/04/01/why-reject-socialism-private-property-and-economic-freedom-vs-economic-equality-part-2/
“Socialism is the doctrine that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that his life and his work do not belong to him, but belong to society, that the only justification of his existence is his service to society, and that society may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own tribal, collective good.”
- From The New Intellectual
“The essential characteristic of socialism is the denial of individual property rights; under socialism, the right to property (which is the right of use and disposal) is vested in ’society as a whole,’ i.e., in the collective, with production and distribution controlled by the state, i.e., by the government. Socialism may be established by force, as in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics – or by vote, as in Nazi (National Socialist) Germany. The degree of socialization may be total, as in Russia – or partial, as in England. Theoretically, the differences are superficial; practically, they are only a matter of time. The basic principle, in all cases, is the same.”
- From “The Monument Builders“
“There is no difference between the principles, policies and practical results of socialism – and those of any historical or prehistorical tyranny. Socialism is merely democratic absolute monarchy – that is, a system of absolutism without a fixed head, open to seizure of power by all comers, by any ruthless climber, opportunist, adventurer, demagogue or thug. When you consider socialism, do not fool yourself about its nature. Remember that there is no such dichotomy as ‘human rights’ versus ‘property rights.’ No human rights can exist without property rights. Since material goods are produced by the mind and effort of individual men, and are needed to sustain their lives, if the producer does not own the result of his effort, he does not own his life. To deny property rights means to turn men into property owned by the state. Whoever claims the ‘right’ to ‘redistribute’ the wealth produced by others is claiming the ‘right’ to treat human beings as chattel.”
- From “The Monument Builders“
I don't have "The Monument Builders", but will order it ASAP.
Although Levin is not an Atheist, he rarely denigrates us, does not proselytize like Hannity and Beck, and often goes out of his way to make it clear that he has more important things to worry about than someones religion; he is a strict Constitutionalist. I called his show last year to point out how we seem to be getting close to Directive 10-289, and he instantly knew what I was talking about.
10-289 is summarized here:
http://radio.weblogs.com/0104693/stories/2002/11/17/directive10289.html
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