Ayn Rand Guide

She argued that without the draft, governments could not easily embark on "senseless ventures" like the Vietnam War, as they would struggle to find volunteers for wars lacking clear self-defense purposes.

Beyond moral grounds, Rand provided several practical reasons for abolishing the draft: ayn rand

Rand's opposition was rooted in her philosophy of , which holds that an individual’s life belongs to them, not the state. She argued that without the draft, governments could