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Who is John Galt? - This is the iconic question that runs through Ayn Rand's masterpiece "Atlas Shrugged" like a common thread.This is John Galt speaking!
Mar 15, 2024 · March 15, 2024. “Who is John Galt?” The question is the first line of Ayn Rand’s most famous novel, Atlas Shrugged. Today you might see the question on signs held by political protesters, who recognized in Rand’s novel a warning of what happens when people abandon reason, and cede freedom to an overreaching government.
Reading this Outline is no substitute for reading the speech itself, but it will help you keep the full context in mind as you study each element. Galt's speech can be found in part III, chapter VII of Atlas Shrugged ("This is John Galt Speaking"). It was also reproduced in Ayn Rand 's For the New Intellectual.