RAHQOTD

Recommended by dagny, inspired by her comment on the Culture War post.

Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.

This is known as "bad luck."

-- RAH "Time Enough for Love" (1973)

Quote of the Day Posted by JohnGalt at July 5, 2012 6:35 PM