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.
AYN RANDMan 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.
More Ayn Rand Quotes
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Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.
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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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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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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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The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
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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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I don’t wish to be the symbol of anything. I’m only myself.
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Inflation is not caused by the actions of private citizens, but by the government
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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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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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Capitalism has been called a system of greed.
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My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.
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The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow.
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The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals.
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