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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.

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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