From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!uwvax!doug
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Ayn Rand
Article-I.D.: uwvax.440
Posted: Sun Jun 20 13:34:44 1982
Received: Tue Jun 22 01:35:25 1982
References: utcsstat.213

It is true that Rand championed selfishness - but not in a negative
sense.  She simply recognized that self-interest (a) is a more reasonable
motivator than legislating goodness and (b) it is morally good for people
to be interested in themselves - i.e. our society is only as just as it
is just towards each individual.