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Apr 30, 2009

Ayn Rand Quotation

by Liberty and Power

Roderick: I guess I'm giving away the answer but thanks for the Ayn Rand quotation from 1936 (see below). The more I read by the young Ayn Rand, the more I like her. It is hard to imagine the later thin-skinned Rand admitting that talent does not have a thick skin and depends partly on luck.