Speaking of Ayn Rand, I found a video series "This is John Galt speaking"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00xStn_jXKo#t=1m46s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00xStn_jXKo#t=1m46s
"People need heroes. They don't need to know how he died clawing his eyes out, screaming for mercy. The real story would just hurt sales, and dampen the spirits of our customers." - Mythology for Profit