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Subject: Re: ATLAS SHRUGGED by Ayn Rand
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Date: Sat, 22-Jun-85 14:08:00 EDT
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>I allso felt that Ayn Rand was pushing things a bit to assume that the
>railroads would pull the rest of the country and world down.

But consider when the book was written, 1957.  Weren't the
railroads really the lifeblood of the nation at that time?

I found the book interesting, and managed to read all the speeches
but the one at the end (Galt's radio broadcast).  It's a pretty
good way for people to be able to say they know part of what Rand's
philosophies are.  (I don't want to fan any flames, I just want
to say the book is a pretty good read and contains a lot of
philosophy in it.)