Stephanie Clayton, How Low Can Taxes Go? Outside Washington, Republicans Find Limits in the New York Times, 2017
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I loved Ayn Rand when I was 18 — before I had children and figured out how the world really works. That's not how it works, as it turns out.
— Stephanie Clayton
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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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