Do not help your jailers to pretend that their jail is your natural state of existence.
AYN RANDIdentify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.
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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
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The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.
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The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.
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Self respect is something that can’t be killed. The worst thing is to kill a man’s pretense at it.
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Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
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The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.
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Love should be treated like a business deal, but every business deal has its own terms and its own currency. And in love, the currency is virtue.
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I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.
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Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.
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Don’t fool yourself, my dear. You’re much worse than a bitch. You’re a saint. Which shows why saints are dangerous and undesirable.
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The government was set to protect man from criminals, and the Constitution was written to protect man from the government.
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All life is a purposeful struggle, and your only choice is the choice of a goal.
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