To say “I love you” one must know first how to say the “I”.
AYN RANDAn honest man is one who knows that he can’t consume more than he has produced.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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It is a free market that makes monopolies impossible.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow.
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Let me give you a tip on a clue to men’s characters: the man who damns money has obtained it dishonorably; the man who respects it has earned it.
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Statism is a system of institutionalized violence and perpetual civil war. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by production.
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To sell your soul is the easiest thing in the world. That’s what everybody does every hour of his life. If I asked you to keep your soul – would you understand why that’s much harder?
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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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The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.
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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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Reason is not automatic. Those who deny it cannot be conquered by it. Do not count on them. Leave them alone.
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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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A businessman cannot force you to buy his product; if he makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences; if he fails, he takes the loss. If bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences; if he fails, he passes the loss on to you.
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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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I could die for you. But I couldn’t, and wouldn’t, live for you.
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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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