I have come to view her more as a prophet than a philosopher recently as her novels are turning into today's headlines. Of course, she had already seen in Russia the effects of socialism before she came to the US. History may not repeat itself but it does rhyme.
A true feminist and economist. While other economists simply wrote papers, she wrote novels that explained the power of free markets so that anyone could comprehend.
Atlas Shrugged and 1984 are the only two novels I've read at least every five years for the past 30.
Edit - When she uses the word "men", she's not putting males above females. It's the way people wrote about "people" back then.
Love this girl. Bad ass as hell!
I feel like I'm in a world full of Tooheys...where are the Roarks and Gaults of the world? Thank God for Trump, our Roark, our Gault!
I have come to view her more as a prophet than a philosopher recently as her novels are turning into today's headlines. Of course, she had already seen in Russia the effects of socialism before she came to the US. History may not repeat itself but it does rhyme.
A true feminist and economist. While other economists simply wrote papers, she wrote novels that explained the power of free markets so that anyone could comprehend.
Atlas Shrugged and 1984 are the only two novels I've read at least every five years for the past 30.
Edit - When she uses the word "men", she's not putting males above females. It's the way people wrote about "people" back then.
Must read at 18, and again at 28, and again .. She came with the hard truths.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. Ayn Rand
Just one of my favorites, she said so many awesome things.