When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - When you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you - When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - You may know that your society is doomed.
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
yes! I remember reading this in HS, and it made So much sense. little did I know it was a predictor of what was to come...crazy times for sure.
and does anyone know how to pronounce her name...what does her first name rhyme with?
Rhymes with "shine."