Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

[Shirosaki]

Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

"I am Andrew Ryan and I am here to ask you a question:
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

No, says the man in Washington; it belongs to the poor.
No, says the man in the Vatican; it belongs to God.
No, says the man in Moscow; it belongs to everyone.

I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something
different. I chose the impossible. I chose...

Rapture.

A city where the artist would not fear the censor.
Where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality.
Where the great would not be constrained by the small.
And with the sweat of your brow,
Rapture can become your city as well."

- Andrew Ryan

I don't claim to have made this, it is obviously from the Bioshock series, but it's one of my favourite quotes right now so I thought I'd post it.

 

[Tsuyu]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

Have you perchance read any Ayn Rand...?

 

[Shirosaki]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

Have you perchance read any Ayn Rand...?

I can't say I have but I'll do some research and maybe read some when I have spare time.

 

[Azer249]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

is this of bioshock 1 were your going down to rapture at the start in the wierd orb thing. I love the part were...

STORY SPOILERS​

Spoiler

You smack him round the head with the golf club

 

[Tsuyu]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

I highly recommend you to check out Atlas Shrugged.

Bioshock is basically that novel put under water.

 

[Shirosaki]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

I have to read that novel at some point, it looks awesome. Thanks for telling me about her and this book ^_^

 

[queenofdisco]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

Don't mean to be the party pooper.

but you could have posted that here.

That said, its a great game, and I've been wanting to read that book for quite a while.

 

[Sephiroxas]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

It is a giant quote though. I love this by the way. I get it stuck in my head sometimes. I can't help it. Brilliant Game Bioshock. Bioshock 2..was eh...I haven't even finished it yet....That's how..Not addicted I am..but bioshock..OH JEEZUS..is that game Teh sex. :wub:

Hope Infinite..is amazing. Looks amazing....

 

[Shirosaki]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

Don't mean to be the party pooper.

but you could have posted that here.

That said, its a great game, and I've been wanting to read that book for quite a while.

I saw it as more of an art form than a quote, considering the wording and imagery. If I was quoting Buddha or something more strictly academic I would've posted it there.

It is a giant quote though. I love this by the way. I get it stuck in my head sometimes. I can't help it. Brilliant Game Bioshock. Bioshock 2..was eh...I haven't even finished it yet....That's how..Not addicted I am..but bioshock..OH JEEZUS..is that game Teh sex. :wub:

Hope Infinite..is amazing. Looks amazing....

Bioshock was an awesome game that stood in its own league in terms of story, depth and leading the way in gaming and I'd say it is a benchmark of the 360 era.

I was disappointed with the story of Bioshock 2, but the element of play was fun and built on Bioshock's original style (sort of).

As for the quote, I like what it stands for and what it means but what made me "addicted to it" was hearing SeaNanners talk about it

 

[Steve]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

I often end up spouting random Andrew Ryan quotes whenever there's a dead silence in the room. I find it's the best way to get a conversation going. Strange, maybe, but it's worked like a charm so far.

 

[Blestb]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

"All i'm saying is, if it came down to it, i could defeat voldemort"-Some facebook guy

 

[Shirosaki]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

Erm, okay. That's off topic and something you should post here, although I can sort of understand why you posted that.. sort of..

 

[Blestb]

Re: Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

Oh i thought this was said thread. Apologies.