It is not as late as you think. It is merely early - in the age of the rebirth of individualism.
Ayn RandShe had won the battle against her memories. But one form of torture remained, untouched by the years, the torture of the word "why?
Ayn RandNow you see, Dr. Stadler, you're speaking as if this book were addressing to a thinking audience. If it were, one would have to be concerned with such matters as accuracy, validity, logic and the prestige of science. But it isn't. It's addressed to the public.
Ayn Rand