• • Charity and sacrifice in a free society 
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The Virtue of Selfishness  | It is one of the fundamental rights and duties of a free man to decide what and whose needs appear to him most important. Ayn Rand was less loquacious in her explanation, "only individual men have the right to decide when or whether they wish to help others; society - as an organized political system - has no rights in the matter at all."      View blog reactions

• • Socialized healthcare is a severe threat to individual liberty 
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Altruism  | In Radicals for Capitalism Brian Doherty stated Ayn Rand's belief that, "people don't care if something doesn't work as long as the dominant morality of altruism tells them that it is right." For opponents of government-run healthcare to succeed they must not only convince the public that the Administration's plan will fail to deliver on its promises but also explain how the plan will severely infringe on individual liberty, which the government of this country was designed to protect.      View blog reactions