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Why Ayn Rand Chose America [Video]

April 11, 2017
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This video moment from the Ayn Rand Institute highlights novelist-philosopher Ayn Rand’s escape from Soviet Russia and why she chose to build a new life in America.

Learn More:

  • “America” in The Ayn Rand Lexicon

  • Atlas Shrugged —  America’s Second Declaration of Independence with Onkar Ghate

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