[AnAmericanMother]

That is one person's opinion, obviously a Rand fan. You can't say that a book merely 50 years old has 'stood the test of time'. A rule of thumb is the 'hundred year test' before something is indisputably a masterpiece. (See C.S. Lewis's introduction to Athanasius on the Incarnation for the reasons why.)

But here's the key that it's not a masterpiece, but a set-piece:

Nearly every single character, corporation, or material in the book is a metaphor in support of Rand’s philosophy.

Like I said, it's something along the lines of Pilgrim's Progress . . . but without Bunyan's vivid characterizations and white-hot dialogue. Bunyan's work caught the imagination at a time when his beliefs and thinking were central to the issues on the table in 17th century England, just as Rand's thinking is very topical right now.

I doubt Rand's work will survive over 300 years, and we won't be around to see it. But if Obama is successful in overthrowing the American government and Rand's work doesn't get burned by the Gauleiters, it may well.

[OldNavyVet]

Aristotle’s work is still around after more than 2400 years, due probably to the fact that his simplistic ethics was ignored — the Nichomachean Ethics that made Alexander great.

Given that, you’re probably right. Rand material won’t be tolerated by those that enslave people.