some of the greatest [men] in the history of this country.  And it is
    also, literally, a matter of life and death---YOUR LIFE, and that of
    anyone you love.  Don't let it go without a fight!"

   From "Medicine: The Death of a Profession" by Leonard Peikoff from
   concluding remarks from 1985 presentation with Dr. Michael Peikoff.

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Dr. Leonard Peikoff, author of *The Ominous Parallels* and *Objectivism:
The Philosophy of Ayn Rand* was a long-time (30 year) associate of
the novelist/philosopher Ayn Rand and upon her death in 1982 was
designated as her intellectual and legal heir.  He received his Ph.D.
from New York University in 1984 and taught at Hunter College.  Over
the years, he has served in the capacity of professor of philosophy,
lecturer and chairman of the board of the Ayn Rand Institute and is
currently one of the principal lecturers and instructors of the
Objectivist Graduate Center. He has lectured extensively at such
prestigious speakers' forums as Ford Hall Forum in Boston on several
topics including philosophy and current events.  Additionally, outside
of academia, he has taught courses on  philosophy, rhetoric, logic
and Objectivism audio version of which are available from Second
Renaissance Books listed above.

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