William F. Buckley Jr. on The Charlie Rose Show
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Her novel Atlas Shrugged... a thousand pages of ideological fabulism. I had to flog myself to read it.
— William F. Buckley Jr. on
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Source: Wikiquote: "Ayn Rand" (Quotes about Rand: Alphabetized by author)
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About Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand (2 February 1905 – 6 March 1982) was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her bestselling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system called Objectivism.
About Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand (2 February 1905 – 6 March 1982) was a Russian-born American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her bestselling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and for developing a philosophical system called Objectivism.
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