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September 29, 2016

I often wonder what happened to America’s battle of ideas.

I lift my gaze wistfully from the gutter – where the current debate takes place,
nonsensical 140-character arrows hurled back and forth over a pile of garbage – to contemplate dejectedly the past when the titans of American thought sat astride our purple mountains, rallying a nation to the orbit of their conviction and the consequence of their immense talent. A colossal contest it was, the minds of noble men wrestling with each other over the soul of the greatest nation on earth. They built agendas, waged campaigns and organized coalitions – the clamoring of the populace serving to enhance the volume of the debate, lending it energy and purpose if not substance; for that they already had. Garrett, Rand, Galt And The Fun Of Writing | Joel D. Hirst's Blog

Posted by gerardvanderleun at September 29, 2016 12:28 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Them Galts had gall.

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