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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.comTHE REAL ROOT OF EVIL 115Wisconsin. Wright’s changed attitude toward Rand had been among thesweetest fruits of The Fountainhead. It would have been impossible forhim to ignore the novel, for many readers drew an immediate parallelbetween Roark and Wright. Privately Wright criticized the book, but in1944 he sent Rand a complimentary letter, telling her, “Your thesis is thegreat one.” Rand was thrilled and once again pushed for a meeting, tellingWright she wished to commission a house from him. She had notselected a site, but anticipating a move back to the East Coast told him itwould be built in Connecticut. Once at Taliesin she was disappointed toobserve the “feudal” atmosphere of the estate, where Wright’s pro tégésshamelessly copied the master. The visit severely dimmed her admirationfor Wright. From then on she would classify him as a HowardRoark professionally, but a Peter Keating personally. Her own Wrighthouse remained unbuilt. Although she loved the design, Wright’s exorbitantfee was far beyond even her substantial means. 39Back in California, as she resumed work for Wallis, Rand closelyfollowed political developments on the right. Her hopes for politicalchange rested almost entirely on Leonard Read, who moved to NewYork in 1946 and shortly thereafter started the Foundation for EconomicEducation (FEE). The most successful libertarian organization of thepostwar years, FEE quickly replaced the scattershot efforts of myriadsmall anti–New Deal organizations. It was well funded, courtesy ofcorporate supporters including Chrysler, General Motors, Monsanto,Montgomery Ward, and U.S. Steel, and received its single largest donationfrom the Volker Fund. The Foundation got off to a quick start primarilythrough the charms of Read. Armed with a formidable Rolodexand an affable personality, Read inspired confidence in business donorsand intellectuals alike. Even the dyspeptic Paterson pronounced him“good stuff.” 40 He quickly ensconced the new organization in a ramblingWestchester County mansion, a short trip from New York. From theseheadquarters FEE sponsored seminars with libertarian professors andcommissioned writing on the free market ideal.During FEE’s founding year Read assiduously courted Rand. Herwork for Pamphleteers had been a success, and Read had every expectationtheir collaboration could continue through FEE. In 1946 hedescribed moving into FEE’s new headquarters and deliberating onproper quotations to be hung on the wall: “Then, I got to thinking what