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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It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live.
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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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The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.
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Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one’s emotions.
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The basic need of the creator is independence.
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Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.
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Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of the moment’s torture.
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An irresponsible person is a person who makes vague promises, then breaks his word, blames it on circumstances and expects other people to forgive it.
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Freedom is to ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
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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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People don’t want to think. And the deeper they get into trouble, the less they want to think.
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The problem is not those who dream, but those who can only dream.
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You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.
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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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Don’t ever get angry at a man for stating the truth.
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The source of the government’s authority is “the consent of the governed.
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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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