Leonard Peikoff Quote

One British writer describes these big bankers and industrialists, who prided themselves on their practicality in backing Hitler, as too innocent for politics. William Shirer says that they were politically childish. In fact, their innocence was anti-intellectuality, and their political childishness was (in effect) philosophical pragmatism.

Leonard Peikoff

One British writer describes these big bankers and industrialists, who prided themselves on their practicality in backing Hitler, as too innocent for politics. William Shirer says that they were politically childish. In fact, their innocence was anti-intellectuality, and their political childishness was (in effect) philosophical pragmatism.

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Leonard Sylvan Peikoff (; born October 15, 1933) is a Canadian American philosopher. He is an Objectivist and was a close associate of Ayn Rand, who designated him heir to her estate. Peikoff is a former professor of philosophy and host of a nationally syndicated radio talk show. He co-founded the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) in 1985 and is the author of several books on philosophy.