Statism is a system of institutionalized violence and perpetual civil war. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production.
AYN RANDLearn to value yourself, which means: fight for your happiness.
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An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.
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Self-sacrifice? But it is precisely the self that cannot and must not be sacrificed.
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People don’t want to think. And the deeper they get into trouble, the less they want to think.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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A society that robs an individual of the product of his effort is not strictly speaking a society, but a mob held together by institutionalized gang violence.
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To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.
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Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism.
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Man will always be attracted to the woman who reflects his deepest vision of himself, the woman whose surrender permits him to experience a sense of self-esteem.
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If a society is to be free, its government has to be controlled.
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As we gain knowledge, we do not become more certain, we become certain of more.
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Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
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The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live.
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Do not keep silent when your own ideas and values are being attacked.
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When I disagree with a rational man, I let reality be our final arbiter; if I am right, he will learn; if I am wrong, I will; one of us will win, but both will profit.
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To love a woman for her virtues is meaningless.
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