Nelson Mandela Meets Ayn Rand (A Year End Message)

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BY Geoff Smith

POSTED ON DECEMBER 20, 2013

My sister Cathy sent me a passage recently that she thought had been used by Nelson Mandela in his inauguration speech. With a little research, she realized

Ayn Rand, as many of you will recall, was a philosopher of a different sort. She preached the gospel of self reliance and believed that when you help people,

So my humble suggestion to you is that if there is a place where these two vastly different individuals meet philosophically, perhaps we might all want to

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Have a great holiday and a fabulous 2014.