An honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.
AYN RANDA 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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If one’s actions are honest, one does not need the predated confidence of others.
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The essential characteristic of socialism is the denial of individual property rights.
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Don’t ever give up what you want in life. The struggle is worth it.
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I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle.
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Identify the dominant philosophy of a society and you can predict its future.
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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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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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A government is the most dangerous threat to man’s rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.
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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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The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals.
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I love you so much that nothing can matter to me, not even you, only my love, not your answer, not even your indifference
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If you don’t know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn.
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The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see.
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We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality.
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A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
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