Libertarians for Ron Paul

‘Atlas Shrugged’ at 50

“Two important events occurred in October 1957. First, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, named Sputnik, into orbit, causing many to speculate the West was losing to the superior technology and, possibly, inevitable ideology of communism. Second, the novel “Atlas Shrugged” was published. Its author, Ayn Rand, had fled the tyranny of Soviet communism in 1926 for freedom in the West.”

“Today communism in Russia and its satellite countries is dead. “Atlas” and Miss Rand’s other works continue to sell millions of copies. A 1992 Library of Congress survey found it to be the most influential book in the country after the Bible. It helped launch the modern free market and libertarian movement.”

“Miss Rand’s ideas, which provided an effective counter to Marxist collectivism, are needed even more today to provide the philosophical basis for a much-needed culture of principled individualism.”

Edward Hudgins of The Atlas Society on the 50th Anniversary of Atlas Shrugged http://tinyurl.com/39f877