Ayn Rand

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Ayn Rand, born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (1905-1982) was a Russian-born philosopher, screenwriter, and novelist, who used her novels to promote her philosophy, known as Objectivism. Her best-known novels are Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. Although her philosophy differs in many respects from libertarianism, it also emphasized individual freedom, and her novels, particularly Atlas Shrugged, contain lectures that are considered touchstones for libertarian thinking. Rand often called herself a "radical for capitalism," by which she meant the pure, laissez-faire variety.

While Rand is commonly associated with conservatism, she disagreed with social conservatives on key issues, most notably on the existence of God (as she was an atheist) and on traditional family values. Also, she was strongly pro-choice on the issue of abortion, as are her followers.[1]

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Quotes

"We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: The stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission – which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force."[2]


Books Written

  • We the Living
  • Anthem
  • The Fountainhead
  • Atlas Shrugged
  • Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
  • The Romantic Manifesto
  • The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
  • The Virtue of Selfishness

References

Doherthy, Brian. 'Radicals for Capitalism a Freewheeling History of the Modern Libertarian Movement.' New York: Public Affairs, 2007.

  1. ↑ Page on abortion from the Ayn Rand Institute [1]
  2. ↑ http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45735 WorldNetDaily.com Should Democratic Party merge with Communist Party?, August 12, 2005

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