"Born in Russia, Ayn Rand was an American by choice and conviction.
She once said: “If it is ever proper for men to kneel, we should kneel when we read the Declaration of Independence.”
...On July 4, we commemorate political independence from England and pay tribute to the Founders’ moral vision of the sovereign individual who deserves freedom to live by his own independent judgment.
But to achieve that ideal in the twenty-first century, we desperately need Ayn Rand’s perspective on individual rights and how government can protect them.
Here are some resources for those who want to explore the deeper significance of Independence Day:
- Ayn Rand on “America” and the “Founding Fathers” (from The Ayn Rand Lexicon)
- Ayn Rand’s essays on “Man’s Rights” and “The Nature of Government” (here)
- “Atlas Shrugged: America’s Second Declaration of Independence” (essay by Onkar Ghate, chief philosophy officer of the Ayn Rand Institute)
- “The Meaning of Independence Day” (video by Michael S. Berliner, former executive director of ARI)
- “Philosophy: Who Needs It” (Rand’s West Point address on video)
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