The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

I don't know if you realize that the teachings of Ayn Rand have had some major influence on the Libertarian Party. Don't worry, I won't bore you about the details of how her work influenced the Libertarian Party, however, I will mention one thing about this book that I happened to pick off the shelf of my bookcase, The Fountainhead. So far one quote, in the all two pages that I have read, had me thinking very deeply in what is happening to the people in America, but first I will give you the quote. This is taken from a scene where the character, Howard Roark, stands at the edge of a cliff:

"These rocks, he thought, are here for me; waiting for the drill, the dynamite and my voice; waiting to be split, ripped, pounded, reborn; waiting for the shape my hands will give them." - Ayn Rand

Why do I think that this is so profound? Why do I take interest in this one quote that stands out from the rest of the other statements that Howard Roark makes? Superficially we can tell that Ayn Rand expounds her feelings that if there are resources available from nature, then from our ability we can use this to mold and shape the earth into whatever we want. What we don't know is that Ayn Rand has exalted Mr. Roark into another plane of man's ego. Yes, we do control mother nature, however it is the individual's belief in himself that can only accomplish this task. The feeling that we are "Master's of the Universe" (although we know that engineers hold this title) gives us the power to mold and control nature. Ayn Rand teaches us that man can do anything if only he believes in himself. Maybe for this reason this quote caught my attention and made me hold back further reading to think about the meaning of this statement. This relates to our everyday lives where we have left-leaning people trying to break down the almighty individual. We are a free nation, and what makes us unique is our individualism. Why would we want to categorize people and impose quotas to accept certain races or colors for work or school, instead of looking at their personal ability and knowledge? Why do we celebrate diversity, doesn't it just divide us further to try to point out how different we are? You are a person and an individual, believe in yourself and you can make changes in somebody's life and in affect, the world. If you have to be *censored*y about it...that is fine too...