>>>>>And then you have Ayn Rand and her character Ragnar Danneskjold - one of the most unsung heroes of literature :)
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>>>Followed only by John Galt himself, whose monolog capability is without parallel to this day, even by Castro. ;-)
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>>Ugh. I never got through that book. It's one big diatribe.
>>I can understand how someone might subscribe to her ideas, but as a writer AR ranks somewhere below Danielle Steel
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>I doubt Danielle Steele has ever said anything as powerful as this: Watch the two minute period from 49:55 to 51:10 when she talks about Reagan.
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>Rand was about a year from her death, in very poor health - but even then she was still brilliant.
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XiBU8geK08

For sure DS never said anything like that!
Thanks for the link. I had a hard time with the audio but I caught most of it.
Not my cup of tea, for sure, but some people I admire swear by her.

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