Rand - Ayn

She believed that the draft establishes the principle that the state has a right to dispose of its citizens' lives.

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

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

Rand contended that a volunteer military acts as a safeguard against military adventurism and serves as a protector of peace. ayn rand

Beyond moral grounds, Rand provided several practical reasons for abolishing the draft: