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Book Review of Atlas Shrugged

Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
Author: Ayn Rand
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is very large (over 1000 pages) but it is so worth it. One of the key phrases from the book that may ring a bell in today's world is "From each according to their ability. To each, according to their need."

This details the failure and downfall of the US (and the world) caused by government overreach. (i.e. the answer to every problem is for the government to pass a law that resolves it). The problem is that every law creates it's own version of an inequality, which requires a new control, which causes additional problems.

Throw in the issue of power grabbers and you have a very scary book. We can learn from it's 60+ year old message.