To emulate John Galt, the fictional protagonist of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, by withdrawing one's productive efforts from society as an act of personal principle.
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United Statesinformalidiomaticpolitical
To cease contributing to social, economic, or civic obligations—for example by reducing work, refusing to pay taxes, or otherwise disengaging—as a form of protest or withdrawal from perceived injustice.