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Does the trope apply to \'\'\'all\'\'\' manners of blood-sucking creatures, or does it have to be \'\'\'undead\'\'\' blood-sucking creatures?
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Does the trope apply to \\\'\\\'\\\'all\\\'\\\'\\\' manners of blood-sucking creatures/characters, or does it have to be \\\'\\\'\\\'undead\\\'\\\'\\\' blood-sucking creatures/characters?
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Second, charity is not \
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Second, charity is not \\\"rewarding weakness.\\\" Please see Dr. David Kelley\\\'s \\\'\\\'Unrugged Individualism\\\'\\\' for more on the subject of how benevolence is actually a virtue to Objectivism.
Third, even Rand herself explicitly denies the example you propose. Quoting from Galt\\\'s [[CharacterFilibuster speech]],
\\\'\\\'\\\"Sacrifice\\\" is the surrender of that which you value in favor of that which you don’t.\\\'\\\'
\\\'\\\'If you exchange a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice; if you exchange a dollar for a penny, it is. If you achieve the career you wanted, after years of struggle, it is not a sacrifice; if you then renounce it for the sake of a rival, it is. If you own a bottle of milk and give it to your starving child, it is not a sacrifice; if you give it to your neighbor’s child and let your own die, it is.\\\"\\\'\\\'
Third, even Rand herself explicitly denies the example you propose. Quoting from Galt\\\'s [[CharacterFilibuster speech]],
\\\'\\\'\\\"Sacrifice\\\" is the surrender of that which you value in favor of that which you don’t.\\\'\\\'
\\\'\\\'If you exchange a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice; if you exchange a dollar for a penny, it is. If you achieve the career you wanted, after years of struggle, it is not a sacrifice; if you then renounce it for the sake of a rival, it is. If you own a bottle of milk and give it to your starving child, it is not a sacrifice; if you give it to your neighbor’s child and let your own die, it is.\\\"\\\'\\\'
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Second, charity is not \
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Second, charity is not \\\"rewarding weakness.\\\" Please see Dr. David Kelley\\\'s \\\'\\\'Unrugged Individualism\\\'\\\' for more on the subject of how benevolence is actually a virtue to Objectivism.
Third, even Rand herself explicitly denies the example you propose. Quoting from Galt\\\'s [[CharacterFilibuster speech]],
\\\'\\\'“Sacrifice” is the surrender of that which you value in favor of that which you don’t.\\\'\\\'
\\\'\\\'If you exchange a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice; if you exchange a dollar for a penny, it is. If you achieve the career you wanted, after years of struggle, it is not a sacrifice; if you then renounce it for the sake of a rival, it is. If you own a bottle of milk and give it to your starving child, it is not a sacrifice; if you give it to your neighbor’s child and let your own die, it is.\\\"\\\'\\\'
Third, even Rand herself explicitly denies the example you propose. Quoting from Galt\\\'s [[CharacterFilibuster speech]],
\\\'\\\'“Sacrifice” is the surrender of that which you value in favor of that which you don’t.\\\'\\\'
\\\'\\\'If you exchange a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice; if you exchange a dollar for a penny, it is. If you achieve the career you wanted, after years of struggle, it is not a sacrifice; if you then renounce it for the sake of a rival, it is. If you own a bottle of milk and give it to your starving child, it is not a sacrifice; if you give it to your neighbor’s child and let your own die, it is.\\\"\\\'\\\'
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Second, charity is not \
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Second, charity is not \\\"rewarding weakness.\\\" Please see Dr. David Kelley\\\'s \\\'\\\'Unrugged Individualism\\\'\\\' for more on the subject of how benevolence is actually a virtue to Objectivism.
Third, even Rand herself explicitly denies the example you propose. Quoting from Galt\\\'s [[CharacterFilibuster speech]],
\\\'\\\'“Sacrifice” is the surrender of that which you value in favor of that which you don’t.\\\'\\\'
\\\'\\\'If you exchange a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice; if you exchange a dollar for a penny, it is. If you achieve the career you wanted, after years of struggle, it is not a sacrifice; if you then renounce it for the sake of a rival, it is. If you own a bottle of milk and give it to your starving child, it is not a sacrifice; if you give it to your neighbor’s child and let your own die, it is.\\\'\\\'
Third, even Rand herself explicitly denies the example you propose. Quoting from Galt\\\'s [[CharacterFilibuster speech]],
\\\'\\\'“Sacrifice” is the surrender of that which you value in favor of that which you don’t.\\\'\\\'
\\\'\\\'If you exchange a penny for a dollar, it is not a sacrifice; if you exchange a dollar for a penny, it is. If you achieve the career you wanted, after years of struggle, it is not a sacrifice; if you then renounce it for the sake of a rival, it is. If you own a bottle of milk and give it to your starving child, it is not a sacrifice; if you give it to your neighbor’s child and let your own die, it is.\\\'\\\'
