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“A change in a country’s political ideas has to be preceded by a change in its cultural trends; a cultural movement is the necessary precondition of a political movement. Today’s culture is dominated by the philosophy of mysticism (irrationalism)–altruism–collectivism, the base from which only statism can be derived; the statists (of any brand: communist, fascist or welfare) are merely cashing in on it—while the ‘conservatives’ are scurrying to ride on the enemy’s premises and, somehow, to achieve political freedom by stealth. It can’t be done.” — an excerpt from ‘Choose Your Issues’ by Ayn Rand, from the January 1962 issue of The Objectivist Newsletter