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Entry: The Day I Met Ayn Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_day_i_met_ayn#20445 Post contents: Michael Hardesty: The design might have been Roark's property, but he did not set fire to blueprints, nor destroy the idea of it by erasing minds with some laser canot or other SF instrument. He blew up bricks, cement, and metal which had been put in place by workmen who could point that the buildings were the products of their labor. Roark's ideas by themselves would not keep the rain off anyone's head. ONly whey they were carried out in hard materials by other people's labors could they be useful. That's what he destroyed - that's what he did not own, could never own. As for it being paid by taxes, well, he was not the only one taxed. They took taxes off every one else - so in that respect he could be said to own only a portion of it. He was entitle to blow up the portion that corresponded to his percentage in the total taxation, but not those paid for other taxpayers who might well be content with the building as it was (or, if they objected to their money being taken, might preferred to be able to charge even a nominal rent for their portion of hte building - or even to get back the materials for resale - and they wanted the materials in good shape for that. Therefore Roark showed not respect for the property of others. , and mortar Sent at: 2008 05 16