Thought for Today:
Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday. In spite of its religious form (giving thanks to God for a good harvest), its essential, secular meaning is a celebration of successful production. It is a producers' holiday. The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production. Abundance is (or was and ought to be) America's pride ...
Original Source: The Ayn Rand Letter, Vol. III, No. 23, "Cashing in on Hunger"
Web Source: Charlotte Capitalist Blog
Thursday, November 24, 2005
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