Rand's speech was Mischievous and BRILLIANT!

[CableNewsJunkie]

Still no mention of this speech at FreeRepublic...

Egypt has consumed the media news cycle.

 

[sailingaway]

Still no mention of this speech at FreeRepublic...

Egypt has consumed the media news cycle.

LOL!

Much as I like Rand, this time I'd say it's fair for Egypt to upstage his first floor speech, hmmm?

 

[Brent Pierce]

I didn't realize that came from Cicero ha ha ha. One of the books in Rand's medical office on the shelf behind is desk is entitled "Cicero".

That makes me like Rand even more. Cicero is by far my favorite historical figure. The great defender of the Republic. Cicero was reincarnated as Thomas Jefferson, and again as Ron Paul. I should add that it is not a direct quote of Cicero's but a paraphrase originally written by that notorious Lincoln apologist Harry Jaffa and borrowed by Karl Hess for Goldwater's speech. Cicero's original words were closer to this: "I must remind you, Lords, Senators, that extreme patriotism in the defense of freedom is no crime, and let me respectfully remind you that pusillanimity in the pursuit of justice is no virtue in a Roman." I figured this out when I attributed the quote to Cicero and a lefty acquaintance of mine claimed it was originally from Goldwater's speech writer Karl Hess.

 

[carlangaslangas]

Thanks for the clarification Brent. That is one great quote and it's nice to know where it came from.

 

[propanes]

Do you know which book it is that Rand has in his office? There are several books with the same title and I don't have the picture with the book shelf. TIA

I didn't realize that came from Cicero ha ha ha. One of the books in Rand's medical office on the shelf behind is desk is entitled "Cicero".

 

[Brent Pierce]

Do you know which book it is that Rand has in his office? There are several books with the same title and I don't have the picture with the book shelf. TIA

I'm hoping it was actually one of Cicero's works and not the most recent statist piece of crap by Anthony Everitt. Listening to Rand I'm leaning toward actual Cicero.

 

[propanes]

I imagine there are different translations of Cicero. Is there a better one among them in your view? I suppose the edition Rand has would be a good place to start.

I'm hoping it was actually one of Cicero's works and not the most recent statist piece of crap by Anthony Everitt. Listening to Rand I'm leaning toward actual Cicero.

 

[Brent Pierce]

I imagine there are different translations of Cicero. Is there a better one among them in your view? I suppose the edition Rand has would be a good place to start.

I really enjoyed "Selected Works of Cicero" published by classics club. It has a great mix of speeches and letters spanning his entire career. "Cicero on Duties" edited by Griffin and Atkins is good as well. The Anthony Everitt book I mentioned above is not one of Cicero's works. It's a biography of Cicero with a modern liberal bias.