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I must maintain my faith in humanity. Through adversity and despair. I must believe that everyday people will combat extraordinary evil with exceptional selflessness and courage. I must believe that a person's willingness to do good overrides egotism, self preservation and allows them to accomplish not the easy task, but the right task. I cannot allow the hatred of a sociopath to cause me to waiver. I must believe in altruism. I must believe in the best of us. For that is the world I want my children to live in.

Missed this 3 years ago

Not only does John Scalzi write some kick-ass Heinlein-esque sci-fi but he shares my views on objectivism. Read this link for what he thinks of Rand's "sociopath porn":

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2010/10/01/what-i-think-about-atlas-shrugged/