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Old 06-13-2012, 07:37 AM   #65
Hamlet53
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
Actually he was one of the few people who actually stood up to McCarthy and his unamerican committee I believe. I don't know about Orwell and Rand though.
The real lesson of Fahrenheit 451
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/ray...ahrenheit-451/
Orwell was British, and anyway died in January 1950. Ayn Rand was a virulent anti-communist and was a friendly witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. This is before the McCarthy hearings, and she never appeared there.
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