Let me be the child in the story and declare that the Emperor is naked — or that America is culturally bankrupt.
Ayn RandMan is the only living species that has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.
Ayn RandOne of the methods used by statists to destroy capitalism consists in establishing controls that tie a given industry hand and foot, making it unable to solve its problems, then declaring that freedom has failed and stronger controls are necessary.
Ayn RandYou don't love causes. You don't love everybody indiscriminately. You love only those who deserve it.
Ayn Rand