Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, chap. “The Roots of War,” New York: NY, A Signet Book (1967) p. 37
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Statism needs war; a free country does not. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production.
— Ayn Rand on Statism
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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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