Archive for Tag “businessmen”


26 min. The “Robber Barons”

Ayn Rand discusses the vilification of the “Robber Barons” of the 19th century, and the general perceptions of productive geniuses in the current moral climate.

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4 min. Why Businessmen Need Philosophy

Debi Ghate speaks about Why Businessmen Need Philosophy, a book that she co-edited with Richard Ralston. The book can be purchased through the Ayn Rand Bookstore.

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5 min. Why Businessmen Love Atlas Shrugged

Alex Epstein discusses why Atlas Shrugged is so meaningful to businessmen.

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53 min. The Sanction of the Victims

In Ayn Rand’s final public talk, delivered in 1981, she exhorts a group of businessmen to stop apologizing, and stop supporting anti-capitalist institutions: “It is a moral crime to give money to support ideas with which you disagree. It is a moral crime to give money to support your own destroyers.” See how the force of her ideas captivated an audience and drew a tumultuous response.

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