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That woald beasnrfoe Here the dif fncebetween Objectivism and aralam can be een not lu ae fc isthe mora principle of acon, ten hat husband shuld erica see forthe ake een ther women, Wht dtingibe thew fom he ten other? Nothing but her alae to the hutand who hes fo mae he hoice—nohing bat the ct that hi happiness reuse sr. “he Object thir woul el hime your hgh moral purpose ‘heachiwement of our ova happiness, your moneys yous seit ae Your leas your moral rig and you atonal, moral ck. ‘Consider the soul of thelr meat who woul be prepared 0 taht hasand the oppor, (And then ak yours whether lis rotted by benevlence) "The proper method of aging when or wheter one hosp an- thr persons erence ones owm ral interest nd i th cy fale he time, money afr one geo the koe es ‘Should be propionate ote vat of the pen nao ane wn bappins. "To dlsrat tion the alist foarte example: the su of ving 1 drowning penn. Ihe person to be ed ira ange ts nally oper to me him nly wen the danger oooek ow sa whe he danger eat would be moral a etempt ely ck of Se-staer eould permit ane to ale nds ie no higher than that of ny ‘andr stranger (And conversion i drowning one cnt expect 2 sragerto ik ili for ope ak, emeberng tance cannot ‘etsvahable whit at bis own) Ifthe peson tobe sed isnot strange then the risk one shoul be ilingt takes gener in proportion to the greats of tat peor Tale to esl, it the manor woman ene love, hen one ean be lingo give one aioe him or herr te wit reson ht [ewithou he loved person cou be unereleConversely ieiman slew swim apd sar hisdrowning wi bat becomes pani, pes in to an ante, anal fear and ets ber {Towns he spends hii in otis and misery—one woud aot cal Nav"cifath one mould coademn bim moral fo bisteason owe ‘Fotis oe vlc tht lane to ight forthe preservation of ‘Rive etc obs ows luppinese:Retember tha value are Da which oe acts eo gla andor kr, and that ons ow happiness to be Shred by one effort Since one own happiness the moral pur ocetonesifethe man wh fro achive because ois owndete, tha a is feureo Sgt for smog the mre involved in blpng thre ane ve not “alesse or “scrfe! but eg tego tone convictions nd ase, ‘Birth plcy af ecg in accordance wih ope valu, of xpresng, oben eanaating thera prea ely Haman proeses © The wan, yet isto ae ndlfrent Simla or damaging te, is ack otogryhstms him ioral the same principle apples fo rstonsps among ends. fends frend sin toe one shold ato hep hi by whatever nonsacrica Teton are appropri Frases, foc fends arving, 16 ots Tenge bat roacef ner togvebim money for fod rather than buy ‘ome isignticant gadget or nel, because ht welfare enportant ia {he scl f ones perma vale 1f he gadget means core than the {Bend ufering, oe had no barnest rtendng to be his rend "te peste implemeataton of rindi aecton and lve co sists of eoporting tbe wel (he rasonal wel) ofthe eran Invetved it ons own euch of vl, then acting accord Durst evar wich en hart ear mens ofthe ies and bichon canoe gant io ete acqunintsnces Sang Win, then shold one property reno sangre the generalized respect and good wl hich one sboud grat human being in he a ofthe ptental vas he repentant ad unless ef "tool an dove ot eget hat fe he source ales 0, sssch scommeon boa non vigbeigs (sagan inant mate), ‘at other men oe potest able w achive the ae vitor a is ie tiusbe of socnour ale i Ths does ot mean that he repads ‘aaniesasinerchaneable ih om Hesecgnizes thet this tn i the tour at nly fas aes bat of his apay2vae “Trefce the wee he pants oterisonly consequence exesion secondary potion othe pelmay value which sib, Te Bis efSmeree 89 The ripen god wil ht men of if ete el tor ter aan big pool got ye nce Olen eat ‘aoe bese they ae of he sme opti ate I seven ng ‘Dis thy ate ering thon le The pyholbeo {ay emotion of pti snd sy ing pc aha Seen th gn ery 2 onl man regs enges se nocest ail pond gy, and tpt the tht nie pood wl inthe ae ot poeta eh hn acing he or hc ye ‘Sctalzed fe ns hem glty of sores bi god wl erp Uy contempt sd mor contention ioe wes human Mone Cot alte te dertoyer Ihe Gas thf be via he emt Shem yonn idl ae ad pct, oppo Ris ie ground ofthat gener good wl and rept fr he vabcot mae one sng iene anon i See Tei poco odie between there f cond in an exec sation dhe ler of noi he ol condos ot human ensence Tis dos not ean «dublado morality the Standard andthe bac icp enn he eb he appean o Berens egies prc ction. 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