I started down this path in 1958 when I read 1984, Brave New World, and Atlas Shrugged in one summer. I was 13 and and during the course of that summer developed the underpinnings of what became my conservative political philosophy.
In the summer of '59 my family's business sponsored an Hungarian couple who'd made it our during the '56 revolution. I heard first hand the absolute corruption and evil of Communism from those who'd experienced it.
Those two summers saw me become a hard-core conservative. Considering the events of the 60's, that was a pretty lonely spot for a teenager to be in.
"Those two summers saw me become a hard-core conservative. Considering the events of the 60's, that was a pretty lonely spot for a teenager to be in."
It sure was.
It was tough for a 20 something.