There is hope so long as there is one man left living on earth. There is hope, but it will not be saved automatically. It depends on the free will and choice of every man who is able to think. Those who don’t want to think don’t matter in this issue. They’re merely social ballast.
Ayn Rand
1982 public lecture
[It seems we have a lot of social ballast these days.—Joe]
“redundant bio-mass” as someone once said, i cannot recall who/m. i wish that i had thought of it.
Social ballast. I wished we were looked at that politely.
And would add, one thinking man with an AR-15?
I’d take one thinking man with a way to get thought-provoking messages out…
… and a few hundred open-minded followers with AR-15s. 😉
“Social ballast” is too kind. “Social dead weight” is more accurate.
Ballast has a purpose.