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Certainly, I would agree that perception can be reality. But I do not think
that the majority of people believe that money is the root of evil.
I think the twist on the actual quote was most likely manufactured by extreme
groups, perhaps so-called "Holy-Rollers" for example. Perhaps Rand, as an
atheist, was attacking such groups in particular. Or quite possibly it was an
attack on the concept of Communism, a collective society whose economic
development may have been viewed by Rand as inferior compared to free market
societies.
I read the book quite a number of years ago and cannot confess to being a fan.
So I really can only guess at why she wanted to push the point.
Still in all, I grant you that it was a nicely written piece.
--PJS
Howard Hopkins wrote:
>
> Isn't perception, reality?
>
> Your wife, myself until a couple years ago, and the majority beleive that
> the saying goes, "money is the root of all evil". The "truth" here is
> over-powered by perception. I suspect Ayn Rand realized this 'false
> perception' and that is what she so vehemently attacked in this excerpt.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Sincerely,
> Howard
>
> >From: Patrick Slevin <pslevin@xxxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: pslevin@xxxxxxxx
> >To: hehohop@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >CC: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [realtraders] Value of money - Ayn Rand {01}
> >Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 17:14:33 -0400
> >
> >Poor Alan Greenspan's heroine failed on that, as she took a false quote.
> >
> >Not unusual. Many people think Shakespeare's Hamlet said "Alas, poor
> >Yorick. I
> >knew him well."
> >
> >Ayn Rand either played off the common error or did not realize the true
> >quote
> >herself, as the quote from the Bible is......
> >
> >"The Love of Money is the Root of all Evil."
> >
> >I'm unhappy to say that before posting this my wife challenged me on the
> >exact
> >wording as well.
> >
> >Rand's approach was probably to pass on her view which is excellent.
> >Changing
> >the Bible to suit her own ends was a tad contrived however.
> >
> >Still in all it's a nice story, it's just unfortunate that she tries to
> >play
> >off our ignorance when it's almost certain that she must have known the
> >Real Quote.
> >
> >--PJS
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