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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.com204WHO IS JOHN GALT? 1957–1968course in Washington. Two better choices can hardly be imagined,” oneGeorgetown student reported proudly to Rand. 36Like most conservatives, Rand was energized and excited by BarryGoldwater’s battle for the 1964 Republican nomination. 37 She saw hisleading opponent, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, as anotherEisenhower, a dangerous moderate who would dilute the differencesbetween the two parties. In a boxed note set off from the rest of theOctober 1963 Objectivist Newsletter, Rand suggested that “all those whoare interested in political action and specifically all those who advocatecapitalism” should register as Republicans in order to vote forGoldwater in the primary. She was initially cautious in her praise ofGoldwater, writing, “At present, he is the best candidate in the field.” Sixmonths later she was more enthusiastic. In “How to Judge a PoliticalCandidate” she appeared to be convincing herself that Goldwater’s religionwas not significant. She told her readers it was not necessary toendorse a candidate’s total philosophy, only his political philosophy. Onthis basis Goldwater was still the best candidate, “because freedom is hismajor premise. . . . Some of his specific steps may be wrong; his directionis right.” Even better, he was “singularly devoid of power lust.” Asfar as his policies, Rand was most impressed by Goldwater’s aggressiveforeign-policy stance, his invocation of national honor, his assertion of“America’s self interest and self-esteem.” Once Goldwater won the nominationshe actively sought a role in his presidential campaign throughtheir shared contacts, offering her help in any capacity. 38Goldwater and Rand drew from the same wells of libertarian enthusiasm.During Goldwater’s campaign, subscriptions to The ObjectivistNewsletter boomed, rising from five thousand in 1963 to fifteen thousandby the end of the following year. 39 The Arizona senator hailed fromthe libertarian sunbelt region where Rand’s books were favorites, andboth were popular among small business owners. In Washington State,the Draft Goldwater Committee ordered two hundred copies of AtlasShrugged for potential supporters. Goldwater, like Rand, talked aboutprofits, production, and the burden of taxation and regulation. “Profitsare the surest sign of responsible behavior,” he said on the Senate floor,almost echoing Rand’s ideas about money as the root of all good. 40