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Rand's works are essentially studies of these few, scattered, brilliant individuals against the whole of society, which is usually depicted as, at best, ignorant and uncaring, and at worst, actively working to destroy those of great ability. Mediocrity, the power of pull, and the ability to repeat what has been done before, without dangerous innovation, often result in elevation in the society found in Rand's works. The Fountainhead is anti-social, in that it extols the virtues of a few far-thinking individuals over the majority. Rand's self-stated theme in this work is "individualism...
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