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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. ayn rand

She believed the threat of being drafted creates a state of "terror" where young people cannot plan their futures or count on their own efforts. Political Impact and Legacy New Article: “End the Debt Draft” - The

Rand’s ideas influenced the eventual abolition of the U.S. draft in 1973. draft in 1973

Rand's opposition was rooted in her philosophy of , which holds that an individual’s life belongs to them, not the state.

Rand viewed the draft as an enactment of "altruist self-sacrifice," where individuals are forced to serve purposes they may not share or understand.