Originally Posted by La Texican
Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged
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i know that this standz for something

the dollar sign?for a great deal. it stands on the vest of every fat, pig like figure in every cartoon for the purpose of denoting a crook, a scoundrel-as the one sure fire brand of evil. it stands as the money of a free country- for achievement, for success, for ability, for man's creative power. incidentally, do you know where that sign comes from? it stands for the initials of the united states. the united states is the only country in history that used its own monogram as a symbol of depravity. it was the only country in history where wealth was acquired not by looting, but by production, not by force, but by trade, the only country whose money was the symbol of man's right to his own mind, to his work, to his life, to his happiness, to himself.
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Were you trying to illustrate Ayn Rand's shocking ignorance of US history?