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John Galt
Who is John Galt?
The strike of the men of the mind.
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Rand's ideal man, the inventor who leads the world's producers on strike against collectivism — the fictional embodiment of Objectivist principle.
social
Pure rational individualism — the mind as the engine of value.
economic
Withdraws the world's creators from a parasitic, regulated economy.
governance
Builds a stateless enclave of voluntary exchange ('Galt's Gulch').
Notable for
- Protagonist of 'Atlas Shrugged'
- Galt's Gulch
- The 60-page radio speech
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