On February 2, 2008, Ayn Rand's birthday, Dr. Tom Stevens formed the Objectivist Party. The Objectivist Party seeks to promote Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism in the political realm.
On Saturday, April 18, 2009, Dr. Tom Stevens, Chair of the Objectivist Party, visited Ayn Rand's grave in the Kensico Cemetery in Westchester County, New York at which he made the following statement facing the grave with others in attendance as witnesses:
"We thank, honor and respect you for bringing Objectivism to the world in the form of a coherent philosophy that has inspired millions to live rational and productive lives and to reject faith and mysticism in favor of science and reason. Unfortunately, your movement has spawned Toxic Randroid Cultists who reject reason in the application of your philosophy and who treat your every word on every topic as if it were biblical truth. It is now time for others to carry the torch to bring Objectivism to the world. The Objectivist Party is one such voice and as its leader, I am one such Uberrand. I will use my own reason to apply your philosophy to the many challenges we face in the 21st century."
During our National Convention held on May 25, 2008 at The Buckhorn Exchange in Denver, Colorado, Thomas Robert Stevens (New York) was selected as the candidate of the Objectivist Party for President in 2008 and Alden Link (New Jersey) was selected as the candidate of the Objectivist Party for Vice-President in 2008.
Membership in the Objectivist Party is FREE and is open to anyone no matter where in the world you may live. To join, send your full name & address, e-mail and contact phone number (indicate whether it is a cell or home number) to Dr. Tom Stevens at DrTomStevens@aol.com
As you contemplate your potential, keep the following Ayn Rand quotation in mind:
"Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it's yours."
As you go forward with your productive endeavors, always keep the following Theodore Roosevelt quotation in mind:
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
You may also find this lyric from Les Miserables to be inspirational:
Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men? It is the music of a people Who will not be slaves again! When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes!
Will you join in our crusade? Who will be strong and stand with me? Beyond the barricade Is there a world you long to see? Then join in the fight That will give you the right to be free!
