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READ CAPITALISM: THE UNKNOWN IDEAL
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This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question during an interview on 19th-century capitalism.
Question 1: Were the high tariffs of the late 19th century responsible for the formation of state-protected monopolies?
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:03) - Were the high tariffs of the late 19th century responsible for the formation of state-protected monopolies?
Ayn Rand, “19th-Century Capitalism,” Columbia University, WKCR, 1964.
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READ CAPITALISM: THE UNKNOWN IDEAL
to learn more about Ayn Rand’s radical defense of capitalism:
aynrand.org/students/free-books/?sid=ctui&book_request=Capitalism:%20The%20Unknown%20Ideal&cc=1
This was Ayn Rand’s answer to a question during an interview on 19th-century capitalism.
Question 1: Were the high tariffs of the late 19th century responsible for the formation of state-protected monopolies?
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) - Intro
(00:03) - Were the high tariffs of the late 19th century responsible for the formation of state-protected monopolies?
Ayn Rand, “19th-Century Capitalism,” Columbia University, WKCR, 1964.
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youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AynRandInstitute
Download or stream free courses on Ayn Rand’s works and ideas with the Ayn Rand Institute app:
– App Store itunes.apple.com/us/app/ayn-rand-university/id1452535178?mt=8
– Google Play play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aynrandu
ARI is funded by donor contributions. You can support our work by becoming an ARI Member or making a one-time contribution: ari.aynrand.org/donate
Explore these ideas further! ARI's online publication, New Ideal, explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Ayn Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism: newideal.aynrand.org
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