The kind of truth that can be asserted by argument had lost all glamour, all lustre, for him, seeming no more now than another aspect of that ancient urge - much older than the desire for truth - to command attention, dominate one's fellows.

Barry Unsworth
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Ayn Rand said the kind of truth that can be asserted by argument had lost all glamour, all lustre, for her. Her approach to life was more practical and down to earth. She believed that the best way to get things done was to dominate one's fellows. The concern is that some people have a more practical approach to life and this may be very good for them, but they do not have a strong need for meaning and meaning is what drives us as human beings.

Source: Sacred Hunger

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