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

She maintained that a volunteer army is the only moral and practical way to defend a free country. Practical Arguments ayn rand

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. Rand’s ideas influenced the eventual abolition of the U