did you see "who is john galt?" at a tea party?

Lots of Google hits today.  No doubt "Who is John Galt?" was asked at many tea parties, as it also was during the G20 summit.

She was looking up at the face of a man who knelt by her side, and she knew that in all the years behind her, this was what she would have given her life to see: a face that bore no mark of pain or fear or guilt.

                                       --Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Who is John Galt? The answer is here.

If you want a taste of what John Galt believes, try this.

"So you think that money is the root of all evil?" said Francisco d'Anconia. "Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can't exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them. Money is the material shape of the principle that men who wish to deal with one another must deal by trade and give value for value. Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?..."

Want more?  Go here.

Comments

[Mitoman]

"Sales of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged Triple"

That is the reason why people has been searching for it. I am on book 2 now, and I guess this site is a little spoiler for me. But ultimately that is the reason why people has been searching for it.

[Craig]

I proudly sported a big beautiful “Who Is John Galt” sign at my local Birmingham TEA Party with “Ayn Rand Was Right – Read Atlas Shrugged” on the backside! I was surprised at how many “love your sign” comments I got and I was happy to explain to those who wanted to know about Rand/Galt…they said they’d head over to the book store when the party wrapped up! Sweet!

[MaryAlice Nelson]

I have "where is John Galt ? on the back window of my car along with www.fairtax.org