[fporretto]

To me, this has always been one of the most inspirational passages in American literature: a man others thought they could cow rising to the stature of a hero, by proudly proclaiming the moral basis of his stance, in defiance of all opinion to the contrary.

There are places where Atlas Shrugged drags, but this isn't one of them. Miss Rand captured exactly what she wanted to say in the best words in which to say it. Small wonder that this novel has fired the imagination and passion of two generations of freedom lovers.

Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
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[Noumenon]

Thanks for re-posting this. The message is timeless; it upholds a worldview and a morality that the believer and non-believer alike can honor, understand and respect.

The alternative is ruin, slaughter and slavery. The blood soaked history of the 20^th century bears witness to this fact.

We're not doing much better here in the 21^st, are we?