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Independence Day in the Gulch

Posted by $ JohnAglialoro 10 years, 10 months ago to Government
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Watching the news today, it's easy to find reason for despair. Do not lose hope. The ideas our country was founded upon are the strongest in the history of mankind. And, our Republic is still worth fighting for.

Tomorrow, we will take a moment to remember who we are, where we've come from and how we got here. We are proud to be Americans and we will wave our flags high.

"If you ask me to name the proudest distinction of Americans, I would choose–because it contains all the others–the fact that they were the people who created the phrase ‘to make money.’ No other language or nation had ever used these words before; men had always thought of wealth as a static quantity–to be seized, begged, inherited, shared, looted or obtained as a favor. Americans were the first to understand that wealth has to be created. The words ‘to make money’ hold the essence of human morality." - Francisco d'Anconia

From all of us at Atlas Shrugged, have a happy and healthy 4th of July.

John Aglialoro
Producer, Atlas Shrugged

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  • Posted by Dwatt 10 years, 10 months ago
    Many times, I have faced the fact that what I do to maintain the machine is no longer appreciated but demanded. What would happen today if we who maintain the machine just disappeared? Who will save all those souls that die of discomfort with a failed air conditioner? That poor lady that will die if I can't get her dishwasher working today. Oh, but the government will solve all that. Right.
    Thanks for putting Atlas Shrugged on the screne.
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  • Posted by UncommonSense 10 years, 10 months ago
    Thank you John, I wish you could have seen the superb fireworks display over the river at St. Louis. Happy Independence Day 2013.
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  • Posted by randallj66 10 years, 10 months ago
    Honestly I have been very down lately, mostly for my daughters who are 15 and 12. I want them to have all that I had. I've been watching speeches from Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher to cheer me up. I hope that enough of us can get together and say, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. We will no longer allow you to rule and dictate our lives!
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  • Posted by petersburg 10 years, 10 months ago
    Thank you Mr . Aglialoro, I read atlas shrugged in 1971. The book changed my life. All these years I hoped someone would make a movie of Ayn Rands wonderful book. thank you again.
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  • Posted by Magoffin 10 years, 10 months ago
    I love what you have done to bring Atlas Shrugged to the public. The movies, I and II are great. Hoping for even more when III comes out.
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  • Posted by Magoffin 10 years, 10 months ago
    Hope is almost nil now. Revolution is on the table. Just like the complaints against George III, we have the same only worse against the U.S. government.
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  • Posted by Cherri 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I think Any Rand completely understood what I am saying and brilliantly created a word picture to help others understand.
    I would like to quote from AS, "I am speaking to those who desire to live and to recapture the honor of their soul. Now that you know the truth about your world, stop supporting you own destroyers."
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  • Posted by Rocky_Road 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Wow...in America.

    I was guessing somewhere in Europe, or the Baltics.

    Was he indentured in the strict sense of the word? Or was he 'farmed' out for his labor, and returned home each day.
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  • Posted by Ron66linc 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Moses Lake, WA. His dad leased him to a dairy farm. He was fed whatever dairy products were left over. He never drank milk again. He joined army and was B-17 mechanic in Africa during ww2
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  • Posted by Rocky_Road 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Good thought, but might be a waste of money.

    When you consider that the Affordable Care Act was about the same length as Atlas shrugged, and our politicians couldn't find the time to read it before making it the law, what are the chances that they would read AS?

    Besides...my guess is that half of them can't read without using their index finger to follow the words. There is no other explanation for the stupidity that comes out of those two Chambers!
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Along with a copy of the Constitution blown up life size. Wait...will the younger members even be able to read it? It IS in cursive. That might be a problem.
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  • Posted by genert 10 years, 10 months ago
    If I could afford it, I would give every member of congress a copy of Atlas Shrugged, pointing out how they are following the exact path detailed by Ayn Rand in Atlas Shrugged. Wake up and smell the coming disaster, congress - both liberals and conservatives are on a path to destroy this nation domestically and internationally. It;s not too late to change your destructive path,but unless you act soon and in the interest of the people of the USA, you are enacting the destruction of our way of life, our nation and our people!
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  • Posted by gtebbe 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I wonder if the citizens of Egypt will one day consider their Independence Day is July 4.
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  • Posted by JimVBrock 10 years, 10 months ago
    John, you da bomb! Keep up the fine work on behalf of our land and liberty! Happy 4th!

    Jim Brock
    Louisville, KY
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  • Posted by Sorensen55 10 years, 10 months ago
    The making of these movies, especially in today's socialistic climate, is testiment that heroes still exist. Happy Independence Day!
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  • Posted by Ron66linc 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    My grandfather was born in 1918 and sold into indentured servitude. He joined the army when wwII started to get out of it.
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  • Posted by Ron66linc 10 years, 10 months ago
    I can't say that I agree with you. I feel that we have reached and surpassed a tipping point where there are more people on the take than people producing for themselves. I will still celebrate the 4th as victory over England, but am saddened at where we and the rest of the world seem to be today. Morality is dead it seems to me. Capitalism seems to be dead here, it seems based on lobbyists not value. We seem to be on the verge of dictatorship status. The executive chooses what laws they want to "enforce", and what laws they can enact as executive order. Happy 4th.
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  • Posted by sdesapio 10 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    We actually removed the old implementation with the intention of replacing it with a more intuitive one. It should be up next week.
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