Can't see this email? Click here: <http://aynrand.eventbrite.com/?ref=eivte&invite=NDU0NzIxL25pZ2VscjIwMDhAZ21haWwuY29tLzA%3D%0A&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invite> http://aynrand.eventbrite.com <http://www.yaronbrook.com/> Dr Yaron Brook, President and Executive Director of <http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_ari> The Ayn Rand Institute and the Ayn Rand Centre for Individual Rights will give a talk titled "Capitalism without Guilt: the Moral Case for Freedom" at 7pm on October 11th at the City Tattersalls Club in Pitt St, Sydney. Speech Details: Capitalism has an undisputed record of wealth generation, yet it has always functioned under a cloud of moral suspicion. In a culture that venerates Mother Teresa as a paragon of virtue, businessmen sit in stoic silence while their pursuit of profits is denounced as selfish greed. Society tells businessmen to sacrifice, to serve others, to "give back" - counting on their acceptance of self-interest as a moral crime, with chronic guilt its penance. Is it any wonder that productive giants from John D. Rockefeller to Bill Gates have behaved as if profit-making leaves a moral stain that only tireless philanthropy can launder but never fully remove? It is time the moral case for laissez-faire capitalism was heard. Two centuries ago the American Founding Fathers established a nation based on the individual's rights to life, liberty, property - and the pursuit of his own happiness. But neither the Founders nor their successors could properly defend self-interest and the profit motive in the face of moral denunciation. The result has been a slow destruction of freedom in America, leading us to today's economic mess. Dr. Yaron Brook will demonstrate how Ayn Rand's revolutionary ethics of rational self-interest supplied the moral foundation that previous proponents of capitalism lacked. Dr. Brook will explain why individual rights are crucial for capitalism's survival - why productivity and profit, the "selfish greed" that conservatives abhor, are not vices but cardinal virtues. He will explain why as individuals we must proudly embrace the radical individualism our lives and happiness require. Registration: If you would like to attend, you will need to register in order to gain entry to the club. Please click on the Respond Here link at the end of this invitation or register at www.aynrand.eventbrite.com About Ayn Rand and Yaron Brook: <http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_ayn_rand_aynrand_biography> Ayn Rand’s influence, and in particular the popularity of her novel <http://atlasshrugged.com/> Atlas Shrugged, has grown enormously in recent years. This is particularly so in the US where commentators routinely note the parallels between the events portrayed in Atlas Shrugged, and the current economic conditions and significant expansion of government control and influence in the economy. Atlas Shrugged recently topped Amazon's classics bestseller list. There are now over 60 BB&T university programs for the study of capitalism - based on Ayn Rand's ideas - in the US. Dr Brook leads the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) and is one of the most visible and renowned advocates for capitalism in America today. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programs, a columnist at Forbes.com and a frequent contributor to such publications as the Wall Street Journal and Investor's Business Daily. Last year, Dr Brook took part in a debate entitled 'This House Blames the Bankers' organised by Oxford University's Oxford Union, which for 182 years has hosted debates by prominent figures from around the world. Dr Brook was the third speaker on the opposition team with John Redwood, former Secretary of State for Wales, and Ron Sandler, former Chief Executive of Lloyd's of London. Dr Brook's team won by a very convincing 131 votes to 51. Also last year, he received a standing ovation as a keynote speaker at the Virginia Republican State Convention with his speech criticising the party for contributing to the erosion of individual rights in America. 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